COMPASS
25,00€
The word “compass” comes from the italian “bussola” (small box). The compass opened the world of exploration and discovery. In the 3rd century BC, the Chinese were already using the principle of the magnetic needle. It was ferst used by feng shui priests to indicate where and how to build. Chinese sailors adapted it to navigation aroud the year 1000 to help them maintain their course. The first compass consisted of a water – filled container in which floated a magnetic needle suspended from a thread or threaded through a reed. The Arabs perfected it by mounting it on a axle. It arrived in Europe between the 10th and 11th centuries, allowing navigators to cross oceans and explorers to discover continents. The first instrument resembling the one that exists today was created by the Portuguese Ferrande (1483).
Compass with a brass dial inserted in a rosewood case decorated with an anchor.
The word “compass” comes from the italian “bussola” (small box). The compass opened the world of exploration and discovery. In the 3rd century BC, the Chinese were already using the principle of the magnetic needle. It was ferst used by feng shui priests to indicate where and how to build. Chinese sailors adapted it to navigation aroud the year 1000 to help them maintain their course. The first compass consisted of a water – filled container in which floated a magnetic needle suspended from a thread or threaded through a reed. The Arabs perfected it by mounting it on a axle. It arrived in Europe between the 10th and 11th centuries, allowing navigators to cross oceans and explorers to discover continents. The first instrument resembling the one that exists today was created by the Portuguese Ferrande (1483).
Compass with a brass dial inserted in a rosewood case decorated with an anchor.
