The magnetized needle of a conventional compass wants to align with Earth’s magnetic field—helpful, unless you’re near the ...
The unearthing of a 500-year-old scientific instrument in northern Poland has given historians a rare, tangible link to the world of Nicolaus Copernicus. Archaeologists and independent researchers now ...
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A 500-year-old compass may have been Copernicus’s
Archaeologists in northern Poland have uncovered a finely crafted, 500‑year‑old navigational instrument that may once have sat in the hands of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who moved Earth from ...
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