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Ritchie thought they could be improved upon, and by 1860 had received a U.S. patent for the first successful and practicable liquid-filled marine compass suitable for general use, [10] [11] a development that has been described as the first major advance in compass technology in several hundred years. [12]
The magnetic compass was first invented as a device for divination as early as the Chinese Han dynasty and Tang dynasty (since about 206 BC). [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 34 ] The compass was used in Song dynasty China by the military for navigational orienteering by 1040–44, [ 22 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] and was used for maritime navigation by 1111 to 1117.
Elmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. (October 12, 1860 – June 16, 1930) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. [3]
The first mention of a compass in Europe was in 1190 AD by Alexander Neckam. He described it as a common navigational aid for sailors, so the compass must have been introduced to Europe some time earlier. Whether the knowledge came from China to Europe, or was invented separately, is not clear.
Among the Four Great Inventions, the magnetic compass was first invented as a device for divination as early as the Chinese Han dynasty (since c. 206 BC), [1] [2] and later adopted for navigation by the Song dynasty Chinese during the 11th century. [3] [4] [5] The first usage of a compass recorded in Western Europe and the Islamic world ...
Ellen and Ricky Benton, former Panama City residents, were among the first to move into Latitude Margaritaville Watersound. They closed on the property on Nov. 3 and began moving in the same day.
Titterington designed the Earth inductor compass in 1924. In 1928 he took off in a Travel Air, headed across the Pennsylvania mountains and crashed to his death during bad weather after being struck by lightning. [2] [3]
Watersound Town Center is at 170 N. Watersound Parkway in Inlet Beach — two miles from the Highway 30A corridor — and has welcomed several new businesses since its opening in 2020.