When?
2007-02-06 19:25:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Most scholars credit at present the invention of the compass to China. The first mention of the magnetic attraction of a needle is to be found in a Chinese work composed between 20 and 100 AD. The earliest recorded actual use of a magnetized needle for navigational purposes is in AD 1117.
The true mariner's compass used a pivoting needle in a dry box, and was invented in Europe no later than 1300
2007-02-06 19:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The familiar Mariner's Compass was invented in Europe around 1300
check out the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wki/compass
2007-02-07 04:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by ausblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be in china somewhere around 1117 AD.
2007-02-07 03:36:45 · answer #3 · answered by where i am... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chinese.
2007-02-07 03:38:14 · answer #4 · answered by mushroom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋