What is the law in navigation that states “in the Northern Hemisphere, when you stand with your back to the wind, a low pressure area will be on your left side.”
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Congratulations to Dr. George E. Davis for correctly noting that a great circle line (course) bends toward the poles when crossing the oceans east to west or west to east except at the equator.
