Chinese Magnet Figure

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“A rude form of the compass used by early Chinese sailors. The little wooden figure was set on a pivot, and in the outstretched arm was placed a bar of magnetized iron."—Myers, 1905

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Source

Myers, Philip Van Ness Medieval and Modern History (Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1905)

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