Episode 40016
Inventions Episode 16: The Compass
The compass has been used as a navigational tool for a thousand years, guiding ships and aeroplanes around the world - but for a thousand years before that, it served a different (and slightly less useful) role.
Half-Arsed History · Riley Knight
April 18, 202525m 40s
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Show Notes
The compass has been used as a navigational tool for a thousand years, guiding ships and aeroplanes around the world - but for a thousand years before that, it served a different (and slightly less useful) role.
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