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ancient Chinese sailors used magnets for what​

Answer 1

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The compass was invented in China during the Han Dynasty between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD where it was called the "south-governor" or "South Pointing Fish" (sīnán 司南). The magnetic compass was not, at first, used for navigation, but for geomancy and fortune-telling by the Chinese.

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Answer 2

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The earliest Chinese magnetic compasses were possibly used to order and harmonize buildings by the geomantic principles of feng shui. People in ancient China discovered that if a lodestone was suspended so it could turn freely, it would always point toward the magnetic poles.