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Every point on the earth moves toward the east.

If you're hanging over the north pole looking down, you see the earth spinning

counter-clockwise (to your left).

If you're hanging over the south pole looking down, you see the earth spinning

clockwise (to your right).

We have deduced this from the observation that the Sun rises in the East and travels toward the West. Since we assume that the Sun is relatively stationary (thanks to the assertions of Copernicus and others), we surmise that it is our frame of reference that is changing.

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