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--- gear:compass [2024/07/04 02:04] – [The Lensatic Compass] Humphrey Boa-Gart
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-The **compass** has been a standard navigational tool since it was introduced in 206 BC. These devices help you **orient yourself when navigating**, either with or without the aid of a map. They work by having a magnetized needle, connected to a post holding it in place above a directional base plate with the directional markings. The needle moves to align with the Earth's magnetic north, and south. The design of the modern magnetic compass differs slightly from those of very early versions. Back then, a magnetized needle was attached to a lightweight piece of wood or cork and it would float in a shallow dish of water to allow the needle to move into pointing in the direction of north/south.
+The **compass** has been a standard navigational tool since it was introduced in 206 BC. These devices help you **orient yourself when navigating**, either with or without the aid of a map. They work by having a magnetized needle, connected to a post holding it in place above a directional base plate with the directional markings. The needle moves to align with the Earth's magnetic north, and south.
+The design of the modern magnetic compass differs slightly from the very early versions. Back then, a magnetized needle was attached to a lightweight piece of wood or cork and it would float in a shallow dish of water to allow the needle to move into pointing in the direction of north/south.
+Unlike the GPS in your phone or car, a compass will still work without electricity or satellites.
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