minus-squareaddieu [she/her]tochapotraphouse•[Not the Onion] The looming Eurasian menacehexbear6·6 hours agoThe earliest known compasses humans used were called "zhi nan zhen," meaning "south pointing needle." It pointed south. European navigators using the technology inverted this so it would point north. link
minus-squareaddieu [she/her]tothe_dunk_tank•NOOOOOOO. HOW CAN THIS BE REAL???? AHHHHHHHHH (NATO posts brat peace)hexbear23·4 months ago Show link
The earliest known compasses humans used were called "zhi nan zhen," meaning "south pointing needle." It pointed south. European navigators using the technology inverted this so it would point north.