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Topsy Turvy World
Why is Australia the land “down under?” Who determined the North Pole is the top of the world instead of the bottom? Personally, I blame the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus who arbitrarily placed North at the top of maps about … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo, Greek, land down under, mathematics, North, Ptolemy, South, world map
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