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Compass “The Compass is an instrument discovered in about 1300 by Flavio Gioja napolitano

Compass “The Compass is an instrument discovered in about 1300 by Flavio Gioja napolitano
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Compass “The Compass is an instrument discovered in about 1300 by Flavio Gioja napolitano
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Compass “The Compass is an instrument discovered in about 1300 by Flavio Gioja napolitano. It serves travelers in deserts and seas to orient themselves in their way. It consists of a magnet needle, which turns freely on a pin, is always facing one of the tips to the north and the other to the south, in guisa that the end facing a pole never turns towards the other (...) "(excerpt from the original description). Table detail II, Physical and astronomical description of the Earth, from “The Geography at a glance”, Lithography Corbetta, Milan, 1853. Detail from Table II,” Physical and Astronomical Description of the Earth”, from “The Geography at a glance”, Lithography Corbetta, Milan, 1853.

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astronomy / colour / Italy / Europe / navigation / tools / measurement / magnetic pole / geodesy / astronomy / geography / disclosure / disseminative work / kingdom of italy / magnet / magnetism / cardinal points / orienteering / earth / compass

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