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[clocker]

So it had quadrants back then.

[JPaul]

Don't forget, the earth was flat back then.

Very few people ever thought that.

Think about it, how could shipping navigate being so wrong about the fundamental nature of the Earth.

It makes no sence.

[tesco]

I amy be wrong but I thoguht they always travelled around the midle bit between australia, europe, asia, etc. and never went outward (whic from each side would make them hit america)
That woudl explan it but I could be completely wrong.

[Detale]

Hemisphere- half of a sphere.
It has North ,South ,East and West halves of course.
But I liked Mulder's answer better.

How can it have an East and West half if it's spinning, that's mad talk. It can have a North and South because those halves are constant.

Weather or not they are infact truly east, west, north, south that is what they have been named, by whom I have no idea, but it is a popular reference that we all know, not that hard really

[IdolEyes787]

I amy be wrong but I thoguht they always travelled around the midle bit between australia, europe, asia, etc. and never went outward (whic from each side would make them hit america)
That woudl explan it but I could be completely wrong.

The earliest claim for the round shape of the Earth came from Pythagoras. It was reported that Pythagoras reasoned from the perpetual round shape of lunar eclipses that the Earth could neither be flat nor cylindrical, but only spherical.
Aristotle proved that the Earth was round. There are several arguments but the best is the ship coming into the harbor one. As a ship appears on the horizon, an observer first sees that top of the ship's mast and then later the deck. It is as if the ship is coming over a hill. Hence the Earth is shaped like a hill. Since this phenomenon is true in every harbor that the Greek sailors visited, the Earth must be everywhere hill-like or round.
Only the truly uneducated ever believed that the earth was flat and certainly no sailors whose lives and livelihoods depended on being able to navigate.

[Detale]

Damn IE Thats good, did you know that or Google it? I'm still impressed either way

[IdolEyes787]

Thanks Detale .
I cannot lie,I didn't write it all. Plaguery is a old and trusted friend.
I can only take responsibility for the intelligent parts.

[markupmaster]

Interesting...

[JPaul]

How can it have an East and West half if it's spinning, that's mad talk. It can have a North and South because those halves are constant.

Weather or not they are infact truly east, west, north, south that is what they have been named, by whom I have no idea, but it is a popular reference that we all know, not that hard really

What on Earth does "Weather or not.." mean. Of course there's weather.

What's hard is that Northern and Southern hemispheres are self-evident because they are constant. However as the Earth spins on a North/South axis then there is no such thing as Eastern and Western hemispheres as they are constantly changing, making it a totally arbitrary thing. Obviously I understand the convention but that doesn't make it any more sensible.

I think everyone else can see that, your ridiculous weather reference kind of explains why you wouldn't.

[tesco]

Weather or not they are infact truly east, west, north, south that is what they have been named, by whom I have no idea, but it is a popular reference that we all know, not that hard really

What on Earth does "Weather or not.." mean. Of course there's weather.
...
I think everyone else can see that, your ridiculous weather reference kind of explains why you wouldn't.