Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a "South-pointer" dating back to sometime during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE).

A compass stone designed by a local sculptor has been installed in a Kent town to mark its history as one of the five Cinque ...

The compass dates from his service in the First World War. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors ...

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