The Compass

The Intsrument That Allowed For Navigation


A compass

Compass is a simple instrument that has a magnetic needle that can rotate freely in one plane and it points North-South when compass is in horizontal position. It is used for navigation and orientation. People knew about magnet and how it affected iron 600 years before it was used for the first time as a compass. Even then it was not used for navigation but for geomancy. 900 years later it was used in astronomy and for orientation and for same purposes is used still.
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