On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 22:14 US/Eastern, H. (Heather) Muth wrote:
It's called a compass rose. Here's a website that tells of it's
origins.
http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html
Thanks to everyone who answered. And especial thanks to Heather for the
website. Personally, I think "com
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 08:40 AM, Jean Peach wrote:
I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me, I am sorting
out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified
many, one is a real mystery. There are three women they all
have hoops under their dresses. Now I know fr
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 06:59 PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the
"do-dad" that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees
on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8,
sometimes 16, but at least
Tamara,
It's called a compass rose. Here's a website that tells of it's origins.
http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html
Heather
Abbotsford, BC
Where we are having unseasonable warm weather.
At 09:59 PM 28/09/2003 -0400, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
>Gentle Spiders,
>
>I need help...
>
>What'
Gentle Spiders,
I need help...
What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the
"do-dad" that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees
on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8,
sometimes 16, but at least 4, each pointing to a different dire
I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me, I am sorting
out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified
many, one is a real mystery. There are three women they all
have hoops under their dresses. Now I know from other photos
that they would have been taken in the 1800's so
