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| Most historians agree that the magnetic compass originated in China. A Chinese scholar described a magnetic compass in a text dated about 83 ad. The first magnetic compasses designed for navigation were probably developed in the 11th century by navigators in China and Europe. | ||||||
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| Science; Navigation; Compass; Ming Dynasty | ||||||
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