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How did we cone to know which pole is north and which pole is South?

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All magnets have a north-seeking pole (abbreviated to just north pole or N). ... Therefore, when the red end of a magnet or compass is pointing north, it is because it is being attracted in that direction by the south end of another magnet (often coloured blue) – this is the imaginary magnet inside the Earth.

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