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Use of the magnetic compass in map making, 1643. Diagram of the use of the compass by cartographers and surveyors. 'Bor' (Borealis) is north and 'Aust' (Australis) is south. From Magnes: sive de arte magnetica by Athanasius Kircher. (Rome, 1643). (Photo by Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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