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I think his confusion had more to do with how far North and South the sun's trajectory was from his standing location. He was used to seeing the sun further South, so using that as a pinpoint to find North, went East instead of West. I could be wrong though.
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/ypop/Classroom/Lessons/Sundials/summer.html
This explains trajectory in the Northern hemisphere and how to find North using it. The Southern hemisphere would be exactly opposite, and continue to get wider the further North or South you go.
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/ypop/Classroom/Lessons/Sundials/summer.html
This explains trajectory in the Northern hemisphere and how to find North using it. The Southern hemisphere would be exactly opposite, and continue to get wider the further North or South you go.