In ancient times, sailors found direction by suspending a ______.

bar magnet

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magnetic compass

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bar magnet

In ancient times, sailors found direction by suspending a piece of a bar magnet, instead of a magnetic needle or the compass. Those days, the technology was not advanced enough and the magnetic compass was not invented.

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