Home›Sources›Compass (Wikipedia)SourcesCompass (Wikipedia)Web ReferenceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextTechnology and Engineering Atlas. "Compass (Wikipedia)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-compass.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextTechnology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Compass (Wikipedia). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-compassCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-compass-wikipedia, author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas}, title = {Compass (Wikipedia)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-compass}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe Wikipedia article on the compass, consulted for Shen Kuo's 1088 Dream Pool Essays description of a magnetized-needle compass and magnetic declination, and for the earlier Han-dynasty lodestone-spoon tradition.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (19 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAuthorWell-attestedWikipedia contributorsPublisherWell-attestedWikimedia FoundationURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompassReliability TierWell-attested2SourcesCompass (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (19 claims)This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOpen Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Inventions, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested14InventionsThe Magnetic CompassOpen QuestionsWhen did the Chinese magnetic compass move from a tool of divination and orientation to genuine sea navigation, and did the practice reach medieval Europe by transmission along existing trade routes or arise there independently?SourcesCompass (Wikipedia)Scholarly debate1InventionsThe Magnetic CompassConnected1Open QuestionsWhen did the Chinese magnetic compass move from a tool of divination and orientation to genuine sea navigation, and did the practice reach medieval Europe by transmission along existing trade routes or arise there independently?General References3InventionsThe Magnetic CompassOpen QuestionsWhen did the Chinese magnetic compass move from a tool of divination and orientation to genuine sea navigation, and did the practice reach medieval Europe by transmission along existing trade routes or arise there independently?Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year