Population by Place in Sherman County There are 2 places in Sherman County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other.
Used in Ancient China as early as the Qin dynasty (221 BCE â 207 BCE) or before, Chinese compasses were invented for more than just helping people find their way when traveling. Compasses were originally developed for aligning buildings with directions (north, south, east or west), and as a tool used in fortune telling.
Middle Ages History. The Chinese provide the first documented use of suspended lodestones used as a compass. In 1088 Shen Kuo described the magnetic needle compass, which could be used for navigation in his Dream Pool Essays. The first recorded use was documented by Zheng He of the Yunnan province.