Compasses have been used for a long time, mainly by seafarers & explorers. It is the oldest navigation instrument, and it has been a very important tool for navigation at sea for centuries. It has been used since the middle ages, allowing ships to sail the chosen course. Also, by taking bearings with a compass, people could find their position on a chart.
who used the compass
Compass is a scientific instrument used to locate directions,specifically north.
Since the needle on the compass is orient to due north the compass was used in concert with a sextant to prepare route maps. The compasses were used to make sure that north on the map was properly oriented.
A compass is an instrument for determining directions and a legend is a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used.
It is called a mariners compass, it is a instrument that shows the North, east, West and South, and is used by pilots and the sailors.
Circle is geometrical figure it is made by using compass box and round is shape of circle there is no need of compass box to made up round
To see what was there.
a compass, journal, and a ship.
It was: compass, astrolabe
The compass helped the explorers in navigating across the oceans.
Adventurers and explorers use a compass
what explorer used th compass in the 1400s
Well the early explorers wont need a compass if they had an atlas because if the had one it will be easy just as the compass to figure out where they were by using the map
the compass helped early explorers travel by telling them which way they were going: North, East, South, West.
Early explorers did not have the same tools we have today. They would have used the sun as a navigational tool along with a compass. They would have had crude maps, boats, sailing winds and even the experience of trackers.
Compass helped the explorers
Weapons(knives,guns),work tools(axes,machetes)telescope,compass and of course COMMON SENSE!
they use compass' and map.Also before maps were invented they used the sun,moon,stars, and color of ocean (if at sea)