The original purpose of the magnetic compass was to help sailors to know which direction they should point their ships while they were sailing beyond the sight of land. On the open sea, you need some way of figuring out where you are and in which direction your destination lies, since the sea is relatively featureless and looks pretty much the same everywhere.
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No the king of Neo Babylonia did
Yes, he invented the Parabolic compass (a mathematical compass)!
Most notably, the gyro compass.
He certainly did event the compass rose!! The compass rose is a very delecant object that has been passed from generation to generation.
in the 1400s
The Chinese invented the Compass.
No, Christopher Columbus did not invent the compass.
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To invent something you have to make it. It was invented.
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