A compass is used for determining direction identification. It is used for aviations, camping, hunting and other traveling purposes while moving from one place to another. No records confirm that who invented or when compass invented but it was was believed that compass came into existence in the first century and was used by the Chinese. Chinese used lodestone in the compasses. They were the first to discover the special property of the lodestone, an iron metal that it always faced north when kept on a plane surface. Around 1300, mariner’s compass was invented in Europe. These were magnetic compasses of very simple kind and they were not very reliable too. For improving upon the reliability the needle was escalated under a card on a tip of a sharp pin and kept in a small box that was made of either wood or of ivory.
The ship compasses – a large gimbal mounted instrument which had its own light became popular in 19th century. In 1908 gyroscopic compass was invented, which kept the compass pointing not to the magnetic north but to the north of real earth.
The market has variety of compasses suiting the specific requirement of the individual. The variety of compasses include field compass, map navigation compass, mirror compass etc. This invention of human has been rated among the best inventions as it helps man to know about directions.
actually, china invented the compass!
China isn’t a person!
Why is is not saying WHO invented it?
No you think honestly all this poor person is saying is that someone in China made the goddamn compass. What if he is just a nine year old trying to learn and this is what you reply with. China isn’t person. NO YOU THINK.
They mean that No specific person invented the compass, they did say that the Chinese came up with the early compass though.
that is true
The ancient records of the Jews, explains how God provided a “Compass” to guide a faithful Jewish prophet Lehi, of the old testament to navigate his way to the New World, about 600 BC.
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which chinnese person created it tho
The article dont say who invented the compass
Impossible. the Moors are the Masters of the Liberal Arts and Sciences. Master Navigatiors and the rightful owner of the compasses
This is very disappointing very disappointing
I learnt nothing
I came to this article to see who had invented the non-magnetic ship’s compass. It wasn’t affected by all the iron around it and kept the ship on an accurate heading.
The inventor was featured on the national news last night, but I forgot his name. I believe it began with and S. The US Navy was so grateful it named a ship after him.
I am happy to agree the Chinese invented it, along with most everything else, but I’d like to see some credit given to the man who perfected it and made ship navigation so much more accurate.
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Thanks, but the really person who invented the compass is the “Chinese han dynasty since about 206 BC”.😊😊but this information is correct thanks again😇☺.
I was taught Persia invented the first compass
but who tho????
The ancient records of the Jews, explains how God provided a “Compass” to guide a faithful Jewish prophet Lehi, of the old testament to navigate his way to the New World, about 600 BC.