THE ORIGINS OF DIRECTION
According to the
Gregorian Universal System and Units of Measurement System (GUSUMS) the concept
of direction also originated from the circle. GUSUMS states that direction came
about by pointing out the location of points at which two or more circles intersected.
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| The Origins of the Concept of Direction |
The Origins of the Axis
It is from this
practice that concepts of the axis came from. Using the seed of life, GUSUMS
illustrates this by showing the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis in the image below.
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| The Y-axis, Z-axis, and X-axis |
The Origins of the Four Cardinal Points of a Compass
Using the same seed of
life, GUSUMS also shows how the 4 cardinal points of the compass originated
from the circle.
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| Origins of the compass and the 4 cardinal points of a compass |
From the above, other
more complex directions and concepts of direction can be created with further
divisions of the circle.
Link to the book: The Gregorian Universal System and Units of Measurement System (GUSUMS): The Art of Mathematics.
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