If you’ve used a compass lately, ancient Chinese cultures are to thank for this invention. Developed around the 2nd century BCE, the compass contributed to the rise of the Silk Road, which ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

China's long history has seen many extremely important inventions emerge. Besides the four most famous inventions - papermaking, moveable-type printing, gunpowder and the compass, how many other ...

The four great inventions of ancient China refer to papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the compass. They are celebrated in China for their huge impact on the entire world.

The 85 items of important scientific and technological inventions of ancient China were recently announced by the Institute for the History of Natural Science, ... the compass and gunpowder, ...

Some of Needham's work has been condensed in a well-illustrated and informative book by Robert Temple (The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention. Simon and Schuster, New ...

Ancient Chinese civilization made great achievements in science and technology, and is famous for the "Four Great Inventions": papermaking, gunpowder, the compass and printing.

Top 10 greatest inventions of ancient China By Lin Liyao 0 Comment(s) Print E-mail China.org.cn, March 4, 2011 Adjust font size: Compass .