What Song China inventions can be used to help ships navigate?

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Noah Wilkes
May 22, 2016

The compass was used by the Song Dynasty to navigate.

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The compass was first invented in the Qin Dynasty for fortune-telling, but started seeing use as a navigational tool in the Song Dynasty. Also, the invention of gunpowder led to cannons, which were mounted on Chinese ships to protect from pirates.

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