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  1. The Chinese Invent the Magnetic Compass | Encyclopedia.com

    • Sometime before the fourth century b.c. the Chinese noticed that certain minerals, properly prepared, always pointed to the south. The mineral was magnetite, commonly called lodestone, and it wa… See more

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    The Earth has a planetary magnetic field, a fact known by every Boy Scout, hiker, and … See more

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    For over 1,000 years the compass was used primarily to help align houses and other buildings in accordance with the Chinese practices thought to bring luck and positive en… See more

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    Further Reading

    Temple, Robert. The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. Needham, Joseph. Science and Civilization in China. M… See more

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  2. Magnetic compass was invented in China between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD, in the times when the Han dynasty ruled. It was used at first as a tool for geomancy - in feng shui, and only later as an instrument for navigation and orientation. The first compasses were made of lodestone, a naturally magnetized ore of iron.
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    The magnetic compass was first invented as a device for divination as early as the Chinese Han dynasty and Tang dynasty (since about 206 BC). The compass was used in Song dynasty China by the military for navigational orienteering by 1040–44, and was used for maritime navigation by 1111 to 1117.

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  3. History of the compass - Wikipedia

    The compass was invented in China during the Han dynasty between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD where it was called the "south-governor"(sīnán 司南) or "South Pointing …

     
  4. Magnetic compass | Invention, History,

    Jun 26, 2020 · Sometime in the 12th century, mariners in China and Europe made the discovery, apparently independently, that a piece of lodestone, a naturally occurring magnetic ore, when …

  5. Magnetic Compass Was Invented In …

    Mar 18, 2016 · We find the first use of a magnetic compass in ancient China. The compass was invented as a divination tool by Chinese fortune-tellers who used the lodestones to construct …

  6. Who Invented the Compass? A Brief History of the …

    Nov 1, 2023 · From its humble beginnings in ancient China as the “south-pointing spoon” to its evolution into the magnetic compass, this invention fundamentally transformed the way people navigated the world. The …

  7. How the Chinese Compass Revolutionized …

    Jul 23, 2023 · The advent of the magnetic compass in China revolutionized maritime navigation. It enabled sailors to determine their direction even when visibility was poor or when they …

  8. The Chinese compass and the birth of navigation

    The compass is the result of the ancient discovery of magnetic properties of objects. One of ancient China's great inventions, it has played an inestimable role in the development of...

  9. Invention of Magnetic Compass - History of Compass

    Magnetic compass was invented in China between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD, in the times when the Han dynasty ruled. It was used at first as a tool for geomancy - in feng shui, and only later as an instrument for …

  10. Four Great Inventions of Ancient China -- Compass - China Daily

  11. History of Chinese Invention - Invention of the …

    Some speculate that in 101 BCE Chinese ships reached the east coast of India for the first time with help from the navigational compass pioneered by the Chinese. They had discovered the orientating effect of magnetite, or …

  12. History of The Compass - The Inventors

  13. The Compass and Other Magnetic Innovations - ThoughtCo

  14. Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions: Compass

  15. Early Chinese Compass – 400 BC - Magnet Academy - National …

  16. Sinan: The ancient compass - Son Of China

  17. History of the Magnetic Compass [When, Where & How]

  18. The Chinese Compass Invention - China Xian Tour

  19. The Origins of Compasses: A History of Navigation

  20. Who invented the magnetic compass? Navigating the timeline of …

  21. Why did the Chinese invent the compass? - NCESC

  22. What Was The Compass Used For In Ancient China? - Son Of …

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