minus-squareaddieu [she/her]@hexbear.nettochapotraphouse@hexbear.net•[Not the Onion] The looming Eurasian menacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoThe earliest known compasses humans used were called “zhi nan zhen,” meaning “south pointing needle.” It pointed south. European navigators using the technology inverted this so it would point north. linkfedilink
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The earliest known compasses humans used were called “zhi nan zhen,” meaning “south pointing needle.” It pointed south. European navigators using the technology inverted this so it would point north.