The invention of the compass promoted maritime undertakings, and its use soon spread to the Arab world, and thence to Europe. China's four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

Claim: China invented high-speed rail ... gunpowder, printing and the compass. China has been putting strong emphasis on technological advancement as it seeks to become what it calls an ...

The first invention in China in the seventh century was the paper currency. Paper currency is one of China’s most important inventions as paper currency has been adopted worldwide. Usage of paper ...

Somehow, they stumbled upon papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and the mariner's compass. Many are surprised to realize that modern ... in a well-illustrated and informative book by Robert Temple (The ...

gunpowder and the compass. In the past, Europeans did not believe paper was invented by the Chinese and instead thought it had come from the Arabic world. Over time, they began to believe it had ...