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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
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What are the benefits and disadvantages of the Chinese compass?
The main difference of the Chinese compass with the existing compass today is that the former makes use of ferrites or magnetic oxides. These are natural minerals that attract iron and other metals. Large deposits of ferrites were discovered thousands of years ago in the district of Magnesia in Asia Minor. The second difference is that the Chinese compass is always pointing on the south while the invented compass points to the north. The third is that invented compass is basically used for navigational purposes whereas the Chinese compass is used as a navigational tool and also as a beautiful piece of home décor and for Feng Shui.
How does the compass help us today?
It helps with the navigational system.
What is the navigational tool with a needle called?
I think you're thinking of a compass.
What is the navigational tool invented by the Muslims?
an astrolabe
What is the name of the person who invented the magnetic compass?
d0uchbag invented the compass
What Navigational tools were invented in the renaissance era for sailors to use?
the compass, the astrolabe, the quadrant and the lead.
What order did aircraft navigational compass cartography and astrolabe come in?
Cartography navigational compass astrolabe aircraft
What is the difference between a navigational compass and a mathematical compass?
A navigational compass shows the way to North. A mathematical compass (actually used in the plural: compasses) allows you to draw circles accurately.
What navigational istruments were used in the 1300s?
The dry compass was invented in medieval Europe around 1300.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass#Dry_compassExcept for this, Sun has been used for general navigation.
What is an navigational tool with a needle?
A navigational tool with a needle is a compass because it helps you to navigate which is cosidered as a tool. A compass has a needle inside to point which way is north. There is your answer :)
What are the benefits and disadvantages of the Chinese compass?
The main difference of the Chinese compass with the existing compass today is that the former makes use of ferrites or magnetic oxides. These are natural minerals that attract iron and other metals. Large deposits of ferrites were discovered thousands of years ago in the district of Magnesia in Asia Minor. The second difference is that the Chinese compass is always pointing on the south while the invented compass points to the north. The third is that invented compass is basically used for navigational purposes whereas the Chinese compass is used as a navigational tool and also as a beautiful piece of home décor and for Feng Shui.
What were the two navigational instruments in Prince Henry school?
compass, and the astrolabe
What are three navigational instruments?
compass; sextant; clock
What navigational instrument did verrazano used?
a compass and assrolabe
What is a navigational tool with a needle?
A compass fits this definition.
Who invente the compass?
The Chinese. The earliest recorded actual use of a magnetized needle for navigational purposes is to be found in Zhu Yu's book Pingzhou Table Talks (�洲��; Pingzhou Ketan) of 1119 (written from 1111 to 1117): The navigator knows the geography, he watches the stars at night, watches the sun at day; when it is dark and cloudy, he watches the compass. Thus, the use of a magnetic compass as a direction finder occurred sometime before 1044, but evidence for the use of the compass as a navigational device did not appear until 1119.The mathematical compass was invented by GalileoBut who invented it
How does the compass help us today?
It helps with the navigational system.
