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 ...

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).

In the past, St Fagans: National History Museum's collections did not ... This Muslim Prayer compass was chosen by Najma Ali from the Swansea Muslim Youth League as part of a collection of objects ...

Although manufactured in Vannes, France in 1764 , this compass was the property of a Captain Forrest of Stirling. Although Stirling is well inland in Scotland it was once a thriving port because ...

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