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.
The truth is, there was no such thing as the compass in ancient times, and even after the compass was invented, it wasnât used all that much for marine navigation. Sailors in ancient times charted their course by the stars, and did not use a compass. No one knows where or when the first compass was invented. It may have been in China or in the Near East or in Italy. All we know is that the compass was first mentioned in the 12th century, and that it was first used on a European ship in 1345. These early compasses consisted of an iron needle attached to a piece of wood or cork that floated in a bowl of water. It wasnât until the 19th century that a really dependable compass was invented. But the compass is no longer used on ships, itâs been replaced by a much better device called the gyrocompass.