How did the compass help sailors.?

Anonymous

∙ 7y ago

Updated: 9/26/2021

A compass tells sailors which direction they are going in (North, South, East, or West). This helps the sailors not to get lost and to keep on track to their destination.

Kaitlyn Haley ∙

Lvl 10

∙ 3y ago

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What handy tool did sailors use to help them navigate?

What points did sailors use to navigate

How sailors can find their way to home without compass?

with the help of star

What was the name of the stone used by early sailors as a primitive compass?

The stone used by early sailors as a primitive compass was called a lodestone. Lodestones are naturally magnetized rocks that were used to help sailors navigate by aligning with the Earth's magnetic field.

What device invented by the Greeks to help sailors did the Muslims improve upon?

May be, it is compass.

How did th compass help the European sailors navigate their ship?

it told them which direction they were going.

What is an instrument that help sailors and other travelers find the cardinal directions?

That device would be a compass!

Which invention help sailors steer without seeing the sun or the star?

a compass

How navigators and sailors use magnetic compass in preparing route maps?

how the navigators and sailors use compass to find direction

How do sailors use compass?

how they use the compass it so they won't get lost

How navigators and sailors used magnetic compass in preparing root?

how navigators and sailors

What instrument did the Chinese invent for sailors?

the compass

What device was used by sailors to determine direction?

The Compass-

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