GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Historians think China may have been the first civilization to develop a magnetic compass that could be used for navigation. Chinese scientists may have developed navigational compasses as early as the 11th or 12th century. Western Europeans soon followed at the end of the 12th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Invention. The first magnetic compass was invented by the Chinese during the Han dynasty back in 206 BC. It was later adopted for navigational purposes by the Song dynasty during the 11th century and later in Western Europe and Persia in the 13th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although the compass was first invented by the Chinese about 2, 500 years ago, it’s gone on to help give direction to the entire world! The introduction of the compass lead to many other advancements in science and navigation, including reliable maps, the system of latitude and longitude, and GPS.

Detailed explanation-4: -In ancient China, the compass was first used for worship, fortune-telling and geomancy-the art of aligning buildings. In the late 11th or early 12th century, Chinese sailors adopted the compass for astronomical and terrestrial navigation, heralding a new era in the history of navigation.