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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Compass Rose #125803 03/24/04 08:07 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK This site gives an interesting brief history of the compass rose. It has apparently been appearing on maps since the 1300s. http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html The expression ‘boxing the compass’, by the way, means to name all 32 points of the compass in correct order. It has come to figuratively indicate a state of confusion. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Maps Casey-Canada 03/22/04 03:41 AM Re: Maps Buffalo Shrdlu 03/22/04 10:07 AM Re: Maps dxb 03/22/04 11:20 AM Compass rose TEd Remington 03/22/04 11:41 AM Re: Compass rose Capfka 03/22/04 12:15 PM No point in your compass grapho 03/22/04 12:25 PM IF your needle is spinning TEd Remington 03/22/04 01:35 PM Re: IF your needle is spinning grapho 03/22/04 06:16 PM Re: Maps- Compass Rose wow 03/22/04 01:10 PM Re: Maps Casey-Canada 03/22/04 02:36 PM Re: Maps inselpeter 03/23/04 02:48 AM Re: Maps grapho 03/23/04 11:55 AM Compass Rose Father Steve 03/24/04 12:36 AM Re: Compass Rose grapho 03/24/04 12:50 AM Re: Compass Rose dxb 03/24/04 08:07 AM Re: Compass Rose grapho 03/24/04 11:25 AM Boxing the compass Father Steve 03/24/04 01:31 PM Re: Boxing the compass Faldage 03/24/04 01:33 PM Re: compass directions wow 03/24/04 02:05 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,893 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 454 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 28 wofahulicodoc 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,894 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,947 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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