Directions: • A compass has four(4) cardinal directions. They are: North(N), South(S), East(E) & West(W) respectively.
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• There are also four(4) ordinal/intercardinal directions. They are: North-West(NW), North-East(NE), South-West(SW) & South-East(SE)
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• There are also Eight Half-Winds. They are: North-Northwest(NNW), North-Northwest, South-Southwest(SSW), South-Southeast(SSE), East-Northeast(ENE), East-Southeast(ESE), West-Northwest & West-Southwest
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What Is Compass?
A compass is a device or a gadget, which is used for navigating cardinal directions It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose(A compass rose is found on a nautical chart showing both true north and magnetic north with magnetic variation), which can pivot to align itself with magnetic north. Other methods may be used, including gyroscopes, magnetometers(A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment. A smartphone has a magnetometer which acts like a compass), and GPS receivers.
One of the Four Great Inventions is a compass. It was originally made and used for divination, rather than navigation. as early as the Chinese Han Dynasty (since c. 206 BC), and later adopted for navigation by the Song Dynasty Chinese during the 11th century. The first usage of a compass recorded in Western Europe and the Islamic world occurred around 1190.
