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#Mon Aug 09 11:45:18 CEST 2010
Text__zoxagKOaEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=What is a Compass?
Text__zoxagKOaEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=You can determine the direction you are looking at using a compass. It has a freely moving magnetic needle. Even the Earth itself is a kind of large magnet. It has a magnetic field that is aligned from north to south. The compass needle positions itself along this magnetic field and shows north-south.