-Caveat Lector- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >so maybe, just maybe, for the layout of Washington, they were consulting an >internal map, based on the natural flow of the city, rather than on where >north was... looking out from these outer points towards the whitehouse they >though crowned the star...
What is being ignored in this discussion is the fact that the designation of North as being 'up' is a fairly modern development in cartograghy; look at old maps (prior to the mid-1800s) and you will often find South being used as the 'up' position. Until standardization was reached in cartography in the 19th century, it was not unusual for those in the Northern Hemisphere to consider the equator as 'up' and the North Pole as 'down'... Really, when you think about it, it IS an arbitrary designation; in outer space there IS no 'up' or 'down', and one could just as easily decide that Antartica should be the 'top' of the world as the 'bottom'.... Hence one cannot jump to a conclusion that the pentagram design of DC is either 'up' or 'down' without knowing what the architect who designed the city in the late 18th century considered 'up' and 'down' vis-a-vis 'north' and 'south'... Also what is being overlooked is the fact that an 'inverted' pentagram being a sign of 'evil' or of 'satanism' is a purely 20th-century invention, aided and abetted by low-budget Hollywood trash... June <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
