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Today is Marooned Without A Compass Day, how fun! Which direction will you take today? Are you easily lost, not knowing which way to go? Do you hold the map upside down? Or are you a Boy or Girl Scout, able to navigate with the stars? You can always check the trees for lichen*... lichen grows on the shaded, north side of a tree trunk. Do you know about the fun sport of orienteering? Where, oh where did you put your compass?
Recently supplanted by GPS systems, for centuries the compass was the main navigational aid, on land and especially over water. A compass is a magnetized pointer that aligns itself with the Earth’s magnetic field, and points to the magnetic north.
How old is the compass? There are Chinese compasses as far back as the 4th century BC. They were used to position buildings according to the principles of Feng Shui.
From the 11th to the 16th century, we have evidence that Chinese mariners navigated using a magnetic needle floating in a bowl of water.
The dry mariner’s compass was invented in medieval Europe around 1300. This was a freely pivoting magnetised needle enclosed in a little glass box, with a wind rose or compass card (the design showing the north, east , south, and west). This would show not only where North was, but the course that the ship was on. Prior to this, safe navigation meant being in sight of land, or navigating by the stars. With the use of a compass, a sextant and a clock, a skilled navigator (such as Christopher Columbus) could make a rough estimate of latitude and longitude.
Do you know that the magnetic north is not the same as the true north? The North Pole (where Santa lives ) is the true geographic North. The Magnetic North is not a fixed point, but drifts in a circle about 1600 miles south of true north, and completes its cycle of drift in the Arctic Ocean in 960 years. It’s thought that this is due to the circulation of the magma inside the Earth (magma is the hot inside of the earth, so hot that the rocks are melted like lava).
So if you’re marooned without a compass today, kick off your shoes and relax in a hammock. Take time for a nap or a good book. It’s the week-end, have a well-deserved break!
* Thanks Carmentacmc for the info!
Last edited by Webberlily; 11-05-2010 at 10:08 PM..
Today is Marooned Without A Compass Day, how fun! Which direction will you take today? Are you easily lost, not knowing which way to go? Do you hold the map upside down? Or are you a Boy or Girl Scout, able to navigate with the stars? You can always check the trees for moss... moss grows on the shaded, north side of a tree trunk. Do you know about the fun sport of orienteering? Where, oh where did you put your compass?
Recently supplanted by GPS systems, for centuries the compass was the main navigational aid, on land and especially over water. A compass is a magnetized pointer that aligns itself with the Earth’s magnetic field, and points to the magnetic north.
How old is the compass? There are Chinese compasses as far back as the 4th century BC. They were used to position buildings according to the principles of Feng Shui.
From the 11th to the 16th century, we have evidence that Chinese mariners navigated using a magnetic needle floating in a bowl of water.
The dry mariner’s compass was invented in medieval Europe around 1300. This was a freely pivoting magnetised needle enclosed in a little glass box, with a wind rose or compass card (the design showing the north, east , south, and west). This would show not only where North was, but the course that the ship was on. Prior to this, safe navigation meant being in sight of land, or navigating by the stars. With the use of a compass, a sextant and a clock, a skilled navigator (such as Christopher Columbus) could make a rough estimate of latitude and longitude.
Do you know that the magnetic north is not the same as the true north? The North Pole (where Santa lives ) is the true geographic North. The Magnetic North is not a fixed point, but drifts in a circle about 1600 miles south of true north, and completes its cycle of drift in the Arctic Ocean in 960 years. It’s thought that this is due to the circulation of the magma inside the Earth (magma is the hot inside of the earth, so hot that the rocks are melted like lava).
So if you’re marooned without a compass today, kick off your shoes and relax in a hammock. Take time for a nap or a good book. It’s the week-end, have a well-deserved break!
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