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Can you make a sentence with the word compass?
I used my compass to find my way out of the forest.
When was the navigational compass invented?
The first compass was invented around 247 B.C. in China and by the eleventh century it was used for navigation. In medieval Europe around 1300 the dry compass was invented and was replaced by the liquid filled magnetic compass in the early twentieth century. A compass is a navigational instrument which is used for determining the direction related to the Earth's magnetic poles......by shaheer iqbal
Who created the first compass?
Compass was invented in China during Chinese Han Dynasty around 206 BC but its use was for divination. Then later it is used by the military to navigate in the seas.
Why do pilots need a compass?
Pilots first instrument used in flying was a compass so they could orient themselves in what direction they've been heading and should head based on time and speed.
How does the compass help people?
The compass helps people find direction or locate direction. The compass is especially used in navigation and during flights.
What is the material to make a compass needle gold silver iron or copper?
Are you asking what material is a compass needle made from? It that is your question, you need to keep in mind that the material used must have magnetic properties. Research the Iron Triad from the Periodic Table.
What is the material used to make the ancient compass in ancient china?
Gold and metal but mostly metal because a astrolabe is made of gold.
What is a compass saw used for?
A compass saw is used to make curved cuts
Material used to build first submarine?
Wood was used to make the first submarine
When was the first compass built?
it was first used in 1345.
What material were used to make the first racket?
cow poo
Can you make a sentence with the word compass?
I used my compass to find my way out of the forest.
Where was the first compass used?
We are unsure. Since the people using the first compass didn't have a compass until that time, they didn't know where they were. After they had been using it a while and figured out where they were, they had moved and no longer knew where they were when they first used it.
What does a compass cutter do?
A compass cutter is a tool used to cut a circle out of different types of material, such as matte board for framing pictures, etc.
What characteristic of iron would make it a bad material for the housing around a compass?
It could not be used because it attracts magnets and a compass is a specialist form of magnet, utilising the magnetic properties of the earth to give a reading. Compass housings are invariably made of brass, aluminium or plastic.
Who used the first magnetic compass?
china
What Tool is used to make circle?
A compass
