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.
Some minerals such as magnetite (Fe3O4) are obviously magnetic. Chinese navigators knew that magnetic rocks align themselves north-south (the south-pointing spoon). The compass in real sense was created by a Chinese geomantic omen master in late Tang Dynasty, who originally used it for divination.