Jerry Brotton's new book uncovers the ways in which seemingly simple coordinates shape the way we perceive our world, ...

The directions are at \(90°\) angles on the compass rose. The four ordinal directions are Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), Southwest (SW) and Northwest (NW). They are halfway between the cardinal ...

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction. By Ian Volner Ian Volner writes about architecture, design and ...

Cancel any time. Well, there’s a long history of differing opinions on the subject before current acceptance of the four cardinal points of the compass, with north holding the top spot ...

Jerry Brotton hails from northern England, and in “Four Points of the Compass,” he notes that the caricatures associated with ...

A conventional compass points north (well, to magnetic north, anyway). [Videoschmideo] wanted to make a compass that pointed somewhere specific. In particular, the compass — a wedding gift ...

On Earth, a compass can be a vital tool. Compasses have provided a constant point of reference for humans for over 800 years, ...