In 1508, Nicolaus Copernicus developed a celestial model of a heliocentric planetary system that transformed the way we view the universe. This bold theory, contrary to the geocentric ...

In Poland, archaeologists came across a 500-year-old compass that may have belonged to Nicolaus Copernicus, who is known for constructing a model of the universe that placed the sun at the center ...

In the days since GPS was invented, many of us have lost the skill of navigating by a good old compass and map. As a family ...

Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a "South-pointer" dating back to sometime during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE).