Latitude lines run east and west and measure the distance in degrees north ... are specially calibrated for that dip. So you can't take a compass made for North America and use it in South America and ...

The four main points on a compass are: north, east, south and west. A compass is used to work out direction. A four-point compass can give a rough direction whereas a sixteen-point compass is much ...

North is both 0 and 360 degrees, east is 90 degrees, south 180 and west 270. To take your bearing, hold the compass flat and ...

It's so complex that the true north and south of the star begin to get a little bit blurry, and eventually swap places, according to Space.com. Ultimately, a traditional compass that relies on an ...

Jerry Brotton hails from northern England, and in “Four Points of the Compass,” he notes that the caricatures associated with southern cultures such as Italy’s are reversed in his native country, ...

They also had observed that needles cooled from red heat and held in the north-south orientation (the earth's axis) would become magnetic. These more refined needle compasses could then be floated in ...

The Haverhill Public Library is offering a virtual visit Wednesday with author Jerry Brotton, who discusses his book, “Four ...