minus-squareaddieu [she/her]@hexbear.nettochapotraphouse@hexbear.net•[Not the Onion] The looming Eurasian menacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 个月前The earliest known compasses humans used were called “zhi nan zhen,” meaning “south pointing needle.” It pointed south. European navigators using the technology inverted this so it would point north. linkfedilink
The earliest known compasses humans used were called “zhi nan zhen,” meaning “south pointing needle.” It pointed south. European navigators using the technology inverted this so it would point north.