Dear Jackie, That is an interesting observation...
> ... I moved from London to Brighton... > In London it seemed usual to say it's on > the left of the street, but here on the > coast, far more people say it's on the > east side. Next time I am in Brighton I shall test the natives. The natives here in Cambridge would almost all fail. When making arrangements to meet someone I used to give instructions of the form "I'll meet you at the WEST door of a certain church." This never worked and I eventually gave up when even the Vicar went to the wrong door. The church in question is properly orientated with the west end very closely aligned with due west so there is no excuse! It has always intrigued me that S. Peter's, Rome (which is arguably quite an important church!) is almost exactly 180 degrees wrong with the "west front" facing east! Take a look via Google Earth or Google Maps. That wouldn't matter too much, but the obelisk in S. Peter's Square is used as a noon mark. The relevant markings are set out in the pavement on the north side of the obelisk (as expected) but when standing on the "west front" of the church looking out across the square, the noon shadow is to the left not to the right. I am not sure I would be able to find the right door there! Frank --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
