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Originally Posted by Moses
Nah. The first instrument ever developed for determining geographic orientation was a simple compass. Do you imagine the little compass needle points north because of "North-centric" cultural bias or maybe racist cartographers?
Every map contains a compass rose with the map oriented in the direction the little magnetic needle first pointed.
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But the needle points both directions.
The only reason is because maps and compasses were invented in the northern hemisphere where there was this handy little navigational aid called the north star.