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The cardinal direction 90 degrees to the left of sunrise.
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posted by Robin at
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2 Comments:
This isn't always correct. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun rises and sets somewhat in the south. This effect is more pronounced during winter, though summer weakens it and can reverse it below the Tropic of Cancer.
Perhaps "The direction 180 degrees from the South" or "The direction 90 degrees left of East" would be a better way to go.
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Neil Sinhababu, at 2/14/2005 5:02 AM
Yeah, that is problematic. The thing I like about the given definition is that it's useful even if you don't know where East or South is. By specifying "cardinal direction," I hoped to overcome slight inaccuracies by encouraging the reader to "round" to the nearest cardinal direction. Of course, that's not very helpful for the same reason a definition tied to East or South is not.
We need to talk spring break.
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Robin, at 2/15/2005 12:58 AM
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