Wind rose

Japanese: wind rose(英語表記)windrose
Wind rose

…In any case, the idea of ​​north being at the top became established among people after the Renaissance, when maps such as Ptolemy's were widely circulated instead of TO maps. There is also a symbol called a wind rose that shows which direction each direction corresponds to from a certain point. It literally means "wind rose" and consists of several layers of concentric circles and compass lines emanating from the center. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "wind rose" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…いずれにしても北を上方とする方位観は,ルネサンス以降TOマップに代わってプトレマイオスの地図などが広く流布するにつれ,人々の間に定着していった。なお,ある地点から見て各方位はどの方角にあたるかを示す記号に,風配図wind roseと呼ばれるものがある。直訳すれば〈風の薔薇(ばら)〉の意で,幾層かの同心円と中心から放射される方位線とから成る。…

※「wind rose」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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