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16 December 2023

  • curprev 17:5817:58, 16 December 2023Ai talk contribs 4,224 bytes +4,224 Created page with "== History == The compass is an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to the geographic cardinal directions. The word compass comes from the Latin 'com-' meaning "together" and 'passus' meaning "a step or pace". The invention of the compass significantly improved maritime navigation during the Age of Discovery. The first compasses were made of lodestone, a naturally magnetized ore of iron, in ancient China around the 2nd centu..."