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minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 个月前lol what else did they mean by hemisphere? is there an eastern and a western hemisphere?
minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 个月前Yes! Divided by the prime meridian and the antimeridian. That’s a good question, though.
minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 个月前That feels wrong though. First of all the prime meridian is completely arbitrary (as opposed to the equator), and in some parts of the world like Japan and New Zealand the “western” hemisphere would actually be closest towards the east.
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 个月前It is arbitrary! England declared themselves the center of the world, and everyone else went with it.
lol what else did they mean by hemisphere? is there an eastern and a western hemisphere?
Yes! Divided by the prime meridian and the antimeridian. That’s a good question, though.
That feels wrong though. First of all the prime meridian is completely arbitrary (as opposed to the equator), and in some parts of the world like Japan and New Zealand the “western” hemisphere would actually be closest towards the east.
It is arbitrary! England declared themselves the center of the world, and everyone else went with it.