Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field generated by electric currents from within the planet. Compasses take advantage of this field to identify north and serve as a navigational aid. But one social ...

For the first time in more than three centuries, your compass might finally be about to point true north. At some point over the next two weeks, compasses at Greenwich will point true north for the ...

This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...

A compass is a device with a floating magnet needle that aligns itself with the Earth’s magnetic field. The compass needle always points northward. If you have a compass and you find north, you can ...

At some point during our primary school careers, most of us probably constructed a simple compass, often by floating a ...