Jerry Brotton hails from northern England, and in “Four Points of the Compass,” he notes that the caricatures associated with southern cultures such as Italy’s are reversed in his native country, ...

If you’re traveling even farther through the solar system, your compass is likely to point into the direction of one of two celestial objects. The first of these objects is Jupiter.

Four Points of the Compass is a unique and observant history — one that never lingers or overshares, and one that shines in its ability to subvert our preconceptions.

The long-term outcomes we seek require the formation of a plan, set by an internal, guiding compass. The compass is a set of values and principles providing a sense of purpose and direction.

Book review: Where on Earth are we going? This map historian isn’t sure. 'Four Points of the Compass' explores the disorienting history of our relationship to direction.

At some point during their lives, most people end up getting lost. When this happens, a compass can help guide a person back to familiar surroundings, by indicating what direction leads north ...

A compass rose at the intersection of Water Street, Front Street and Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz created by Santa Cruz artist Sean Monaghan points the way to the city’s sister cities ...

It is a compass, as the name suggests, but instead of pointing to either your spawn point or loadstone, the recovery compass points in the direction of your last death.

James Vincent writes that ‘magnetite found in the beaks of migratory birds is thought to act like an internal compass, enabling them to sense the strength and alignment of the Earth’s magnetism in the ...

Jerry Brotton hails from northern England, and in “Four Points of the Compass,” he notes that the caricatures associated with southern cultures such as Italy’s are reversed in his native ...

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction.