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	Compass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Compasses were initially used in geomancy in ancient China.
		Prior to the introduction of the compass, wayfinding at sea was primarily done via celestial navigation, supplemented in some places by the use of soundings.
		Other features common on modern handheld compasses are a baseplate with rulings for measuring distances on maps, a rotating bezel for measuring bearings of distant objects, and a sighting mirror that lets the user see both the compass needle and a distant object at the same time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compass (1333 words)

	Compass (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A compass is a navigational instrument that indicates the direction to the magnetic poles.
		In mathematics and technical drawing, a compass (or pair of compasses) is a tool used to draw a circle or arc.
		In botany, a compass is a plant or flower of the American prairies and is similar to a little sunflower.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compass_(disambiguation) (184 words)

	Compass article - Compass Earth magnetic field navigation cardinal points clock sextant - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Compasses were initially used in mysticism in ancient China.
		Knowledge of the compass moved overland to Europe sometime later in the 12th century.
		Large ships typically rely on a gyrocompass rather then a magnetic compass for navigation, and increasingly electronic fluxgate compasses are used on smaller vessels.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Compass (1150 words)

	Compass [Definition]
		A compass can be any magnetic device using a needle to indicate the direction of the magnetic north of a planet's magnetosphereA magnetosphere is the region around an astronomical object, in which phenomena are dominated by its magnetic field.
		Compasses were initially used in geomancyGeomancy (from the Latin geo, "Earth," mancy "prophecy") is a method of divination to interpret markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when you toss them.
		The graph of the compass deviation can be understood using Fourier seriesIn mathematics, a Fourier series, named in honor of Joseph Fourier (1768-1830), is a representation of a periodic function (often taken to have period 2π — in a sense, the simplest case) as a sum of periodic functions of the form...
	www.wikimirror.com /Compass (3958 words)

	Compass
		About 1358, there is a story about a English munk under the name Nicholas of Lynne, who served as a navigator due to his competence and knowledge in the "magnetic compass".
		The additional few months were of considerable economic importance; it enabled Venetian convoys, for instance, to make 2 round trips a year to the eastern Mediterranean, instead of 1.
		Many modern navigational compasses also include an adjustment for magnetic declination, the offset between magnetic north and true north, which varies from place to place on the Earth's surface.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/c/co/compass.html (886 words)

	Compass Article, Compass Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A compass providesa known reference direction which is of great assistance in navigation.
		A compass can beused in conjunction with a clock and a sextant to provide a very accurate navigation capability.
		Other features common on modern handheld compasses are abaseplate with rulings for measuring distances on maps, a rotating bezel for measuring bearings of distant objects, and asighting mirror that lets the user see both the compass needle and a distant object at the same time.
	www.anoca.org /magnetic/north/compass.html (942 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		In mathematics and drafting, a compass* (drafting) compass (or pair of compasses) is a tool used to draw a circle or arc.
		In carpentry, architecture, and shipbuilding, a compass* (architecture) compass is a curve (or bent) circular form.
		In Botany, a compass* (plant) compass is a plant {or flower; also called ''rosinweed''} of the American prairies and is similar to a little sunflower.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Compass_(disambiguation).html (181 words)

	Magnetic compass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Itconsists of a magnetised pointer free to align itself accurately with Earth 's magnetic field.
		About 1358, there is a story about a English munkunder the name Nicholas of Lynne, who served as a navigator dueto his competence and knowledge in the "magnetic compass".
		This may explain in part their relatively lateadoption of the compass.
	www.therfcc.org /magnetic-compass-47571.html (891 words)

	Braille Compass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		1) " Braille" -- As to Braille Compass
		A compass (or mariner's Compasd) is navigational instrument for finding directions.
		A compass dial is a small pocket Compazs with a sundial.
	www.shad-rapp.com /info/25161-braille_compass.html (619 words)

	Mariners compass - Free Quilt Blocks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As the mariners' compass points north and south at one time, and as the North, to which it is attracted is that part of the Earth situated where the North
		This is one of many compasses I have made since taking Judy Mathieson's wonderful class.
		By the 16th century, the mariner's compass was in general use.
	iseeklinks.com /q/mariners-compass.htm (253 words)

	Compass (disambiguation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In mathematics and drafting, a compass (or pair of compasses) is a tool used to draw a circle or arc.
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
		If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.
	www.ceca.de /encyclopedia/c/co/compass__disambiguation_.html (157 words)

	Compass - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mariner's Compass Quilts--setting a New Course: New Process, New Patterns, New Prjects
		The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World
		Compass Of The Soul: 52 Ways Intuition Can Guide You To The Life Of Your Dreams
	www.unipedia.info /Compass.html (1463 words)

	Compass Image (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It consists of a magnetisedpointer free to align itself accurately with Earth 's magnetic field.
		A compass provides a known reference direction which isof great assistance in navigation.
		Curiously, it took some time for this trick to get used by theChinese for naval navigation, but by the 11th or early 12th centu...
	www.witchware.com /File/30616-Compass.Image.Html (610 words)

	This article is about the navigational tool For... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		- A "compass" (or "mariner's compass") is navigational instrument for finding directions.
		"Navigational compass"mariner's compass" (Larger) A "compass" can be any magnetic device using a needle to indicate the direction of the magnetic north of a planet's magnetosphere.
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	www.geodatabase.de /Compass (972 words)

	Compass - GrokPedia Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		* Amir Aczel, The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World, ISBN 0156007533
		* Science Friday, "The Riddle of the Compass" (interview with Amir Aczel, first broadcast on NPR on May 31, 2002.
		* Frederic Lane, "The Economic Meaning of the Invention of the Compass", American Historial Review, vol.
	www.grokpedia.com /en/c/co/compass.htm (930 words)

	Compass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		: In going up the Missisippi sic">sic, we meet with nothing remarkable before we come to the Detour aux Anglois, the English Reach: in that part the river takes a large compass
		For other meanings, see Compass (disambiguation) ----- 's compass]] A compass (or mariner's compass) is navigational instrument for finding directions.
		Main article: Boxing the compass The mariner's compass card is divided into thirty-two equally spaced points.
	www.33beat.com /Compass.html (1195 words)

	Brunton Outback Digital Compass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For the restaurant chain, see Outback Steakhouse ; forthe station wagon, see Subaru Outback.
		Many people glance quickly at their analog watch and know roughly whatthe time is. When accuracy is requi...
		4) " Compass" -- in the term Brunton Outback Digital Compass
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	Compass Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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