《指南针的故事》详细地介绍了指南针的发明历程,它和中国很多的发明一样,都是劳动人民长期劳动实践的产物。指南针的发明源于人们对磁石的发现,和对磁石指向性的利用。在利用磁石指向的过程中人们创造发明了司南、指南鱼、指南龟、水罗盘、旱罗盘等等。在利用磁石指向的同时,以马钧、祖冲之为代表的科学家还利用机器原理发明过指南车,这些无不是中国古代人民智慧的结晶。中国不但是世界上*早发明指南针的国家,也是*早把指南针用于航海的国家,这在人类文化具有重要的意义。
The Story of Compass details the invention and perfection of the compass. Like many Chinese inventions, it was the fruit of labors and trial and error of working over many years. The invention of the compass came from the discovery of the lodestone and the use of its properties in showing the direction. In this process people invented devices such as the si nan, south-pointing fish and tortoise, as well as the water compass and the dry compass. While lodestone was used to indicate direction, Ma Jun, Zu Chongzhi and other scientific-minded people invented south-pointing chariots based on machinery principles. All of these inventions crystallize the wisdom of ancient Chinese. China was not only the country to invent the compass, but also the first to use the device in navigation, which carries great importance in the history of human cultures.
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