magnetic compass

Japanese: magnetic compass(英語表記)magneticcompass
magnetic compass

…This is how Zheng He's great voyages in China in the 15th century and how the Age of Discovery began in Europe.
[Magnetic compass]
Magnetic compasses utilize the fact that a magnetized needle indicates the direction of the earth's magnetic field, i.e., the direction of the magnetic meridian. They were developed as navigational instruments from the latter half of the 13th century, and underwent revolutionary improvements in the 18th and 19th centuries, resulting in the appearance of the current form of compass. Based on their structure, they are classified into dry and liquid types, but recently compasses using magnetic detection sensors have also been devised. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "magnetic compass" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…こうして15世紀の中国では鄭和(ていわ)の大航海が行われ,またヨーロッパでは大航海時代の幕が開けたのである。【藪内 清】
[磁気コンパスmagnetic compass]
 磁気コンパスは磁化した針(磁針)が地磁気の方向,すなわち磁気子午線の方向を指示することを利用したもので,航海用の計器として発達したのは13世紀後半からであり,18~19世紀に画期的な改善がなされ,現在の形のものが出現した。構造上から,乾式と液体式に分類されるが,最近では磁気検出センサーを使用したコンパスも考案されている。…

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