In the days since GPS was invented, many of us have lost the skill of navigating by a good old compass and map. As a family on the road in a 1991 Airstream Motorhome, we were early adapters to the ...

The 500-year-old compass is a two-pronged metal device that scientists used for precise measurements in cartography, geometry and astronomy. When you purchase through links on our site ...

A 500-year-old compass thought to have belonged to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been found in a castle in Poland. The compass, made of copper-alloy, was found by amateur archaeologists ...

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Credit: Warmińska Grupa Eksploracyjna Archaeologists in Poland have discovered a 500-year-old compass that may have belonged to Nicolaus Copernicus, who is most famous for his heliocentric model ...