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Re: boustrophedon (was: Atlantis II)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 27, 2001, 21:59
Dan Jones wrote:
> The thing that really used to confuse me was latitude and longitude, I could > never tell which one went horizontal and which vertical until I had the > mnemonic that Latin is written on a horizontal line, therefore latitude is > horizontal. This was before I knew the meaning of the word "lateral", of > course ;o).
Interesting. I used "longitude is long" to remember that pair. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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