Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

You can thank the ancient Chinese for your fond ... but still using the magnetic field. When the Chinese invented the compass, its sole purpose was to make sure they built their houses facing ...

The Chinese first used magnetic rocks to determine north and south. This technique was later incorporated into the design of the compass. The first version ... was first mentioned in the ancient ...

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

Ancient Chinese civilization not only invented papermaking and the compass, but also the decimal system, rockets and variolation, China's top science academy said Thursday. Chinese Academy of ...