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Name and describe the instrument that uses a magnet to find direction.

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A magnetic compass is an instrument which is used to find directions. A magnetic compass consists of a magnetic needle fixed to a point in it and is made to rotate freely about that point. When there are no other magnetic materials in its vicinity, the needle points in the north–south direction. In this manner, it can be very useful to the sailors to determine directions.

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