let's be honest and admit we hiding away, afraid of the coming storm.
chiarabrt wrote::-D yes, it is definitely. Sometimes i try to prepare Italian meals but it's even difficult to find the ingredients. And I cannot talk about the coffee... I miss my real espresso.
Beery1 wrote:vision-master wrote:I'm from Planet Earth, just wondering WHY the direction NORTH is always on top of the Globe.
Anyone think they know why?
Because Santa rules!
ROCKMAN wrote:The idea that north is up was originally set forth by the Egyptian astronomer, Ptolemy. There's no really great reason for it, but by and large, cartographers have followed suit. "Perhaps this was because the better-known places in his world were in the northern hemisphere, and on a flat map these were most convenient for study if they were in the upper right-hand corner," historian Daniel Boorstin opines
Long ago I had a globe that was oriented with the South at top. Really messed with folks' mind.
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