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minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 天前Yes! Divided by the prime meridian and the antimeridian. That’s a good question, though.
minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 天前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-up10·3 天前It is arbitrary! England declared themselves the center of the world, and everyone else went with it.
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.