> This helps if east is only determined by the earths
> rotational poles. Then the rising point of the sun
> and
> the stars in the background are irrelevant for
> determining "east."
The stars were used for determining direction
thousands of years ago, when no other methods were
available, but n
--- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi Rick,
>
> Could you post this on ffl? - I have noted the big
> correspondence on the matter of east.
>
> East is an earth-based direction and is always the
> same.
This helps if east is only determined by the earths
rotational poles. Then the ri
Eureka!
--- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi Rick,
>
> Could you post this on ffl? - I have noted the big
> correspondence on the matter of east.
>
> East is an earth-based direction and is always the
> same. The pole does wobble round to point at
> different parts of the sky, but
Hi Rick,
Could you post this on ffl? - I have noted the big
correspondence on the matter of east.
East is an earth-based direction and is always the
same. The pole does wobble round to point at
different parts of the sky, but the axis of rotation
does not significantly change relative to the sur
