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Why is “north” at the top of maps?
- informatimago 10y agoThe first statement made by this article is wrong: there is a very good reason why the North pole would come first: it is the direction the Sun is headed to in our orbit around the galaxy. when you look up North, you are basically looking forward!
- dalke 10y agoWhy is the direction of travel more or less interesting than any other galactic coordinate system, when looking at the Earth from space? I can easily imagine using the center of the Milky Way as my reference point. Why do you think the Earth moves like Superman, head-first into the void? Couldn't it be falling through space, bottom-first?
- sheepdestroyer 10y agoHere in Japan, street maps, in train stations, subways, are oriented according to your position looking at them. It means that North is rarely up but all over the place and I'm always confused for a wile until I remember it.