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When you're reading a conventional map, north is generally straight ahead, though this is entirely artefact of map-making culture and has no effect on orientation. Medieval European maps were 'east up', in line with Christian sensibilities, and early Islamic maps were orientated in the direction of Mecca. Whatever was important went at the top. 'North up' maps became commonplace during the sixteenth century, when European explorers began to make extensive journeys using the North Star and the (n
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― From Here to There: The Art and Science of Finding and Losing Our Way
― From Here to There: The Art and Science of Finding and Losing Our Way
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Wisdom is the compass by which man is to steer across the trackless ocean of life. Without it he is an abandoned vessel, the sport of winds and waves.
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― Evening by Evening: Daily Devotional Readings
― Evening by Evening: Daily Devotional Readings


































