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Code 8549
EUR 300.00
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1782835288Code 8549 Small CompassSmall brass traveler's compass with lid, featuring a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane to indicate magnetic North. It includes an eight-point compass rose printed on paper from a copper-plate engraving, as well as a needle-locking mechanism. French manufacture, 1920s. Dimensions: 4.5 x 1.2 cm (1.7 x 0.4 in). In good, fully functional condition.
The magnetic needle is said to have been used in China as early as 2634 BC. Indeed, ancient Chinese chronicles describe a chariot bearing human-like figures that, with arms outstretched, pointed south—the cardinal direction of greatest importance to the Chinese. A precise description of this chariot appears only during the reign of Emperor Hian-tsoung (806–820 AD), whereas the earliest references to the properties of the magnet are found in a Chinese dictionary from the 2nd century AD.
The first historical records regarding the use of magnetic directional force in Europe date back to the late 12th or early 13th century and credit the people of Amalfi with utilizing the magnet's properties. The claim that they invented the compass—first made by Panormita and later repeated by Flavio Biondo—gave rise to the legend of a non-existent figure named Flavio Gioia of Amalfi, who supposedly built the first compass in 1302. The instrument is believed to have spread throughout the Mediterranean before being introduced to the countries of the North.
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