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Northwest Philatelic Library
The Northwest Philatelic Library is based in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. History The library was originally established as the ''Harold Peterson Philatelic Library'', part of the Oregon Stamp Society. In 2003 it became a separate legal entity in its own right as the ''Northwest Philatelic Library, Inc''. Governance The library is governed and managed by a volunteer Executive Board of three officers and four directors-at-large. The collection The collection comprises over 3000 books and around 200 philatelic journals. Journal The library publishes a journal, ''Book Reports''. References External links Official website. Philatelic libraries Libraries in Portland, Oregon {{philately-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, Radius, radially arrayed compass directions (or Azimuth#In navigation, azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A ''compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each separated by 90 degree (angle), degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal) directions—northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest—each located halfway between two cardinal directions. Some disciplines such as meteorology and navigation further divide the compass with additional azimuths. Within European tradition, a fully defined compass has 32 "points" (and any finer subdivisions are described in fractions of points). Compass points or compass directions are valuable in that they allow a user to refer to a specific azimuth in a Colloquialism, colloquial fashion, without having to compute or remember degrees. Designations The names of the compass point directions follow these r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
