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#125789 03/22/04 03:41 AM
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What is the correct name for the compass-like symbol that is used on maps to indicate directions, usually north and sometimes the other 3 directions? Help from anyone is welcomed.


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I was going to say cardinal or ordinal, but now I'm thinking there's yet another word, specifically for it. somebody'll have it.

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I believe it is called a compass rose.


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Was named after an ancestor of mine, Rose Remington; her husband, Tate Remington, invented a compass that had a fixed needle and a flat disc below it that turned freely. The problem was, though, that you could not tell which way magneitc north was. Leading to the accusation that "He who has a Tate's is lost."



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Go away and practise. That was horrible!


#125794 03/22/04 12:25 PM
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"He who has a Tate's is lost."

Some things lost are better left unfound, TEdRem.

If your needle is spinning, there's no point in your compass.



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http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html
For history and an example of a Compass Rose.

If you want a print out version of a compass rose to paint on your wall (!?) try this :
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/printouts/compassrose


#125796 03/22/04 01:35 PM
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You are probably non compass mentis.



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Thanx everyone (even the one whose ancestor was named Tate!!!) Now I cam write my Letter to the Editor and sound as erudite as the rest of youse guys.


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non compass mentis

You're pointin' "true north" on that one, TEdRem.


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