Compass

By compassrose14
  • Iron Fish
    Jan 1, 1039

    Iron Fish

    Chinese text shows an "iron fish" suspended in water that pointts south
  • Chinese Writing
    Dec 31, 1087

    Chinese Writing

    Chinese writing describes the process oof magnatizing a needle to pooint south
  • Period: Jan 1, 1200 to

    The compss

  • The Compass was Invented
    Jan 1, 1300

    The Compass was Invented

    The compass was invented in Europe
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus saw odd things happening to his compass during his voyage

  • Italian Geographers

    Italian Geographers

    They note that the earth has two magnetic poles
  • The GPS

    The GPS

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