... invention in design of Gothic Cathedrals, the revolution of the compass has impacted the world today. The original compass, which was first invented early in the 11th century by the Chinese, used a magnetic needle for indicating direction and simply pointed North. After that, the magnetic compass had been refined by Flavio Gioia that allowed it to indicate several directions, and it ... the development of powerful rocket which overcame the force of gravity. In the beginning, on March 16, 1926 an American physicist, Robert A. Goddard, launched the first liquid fuel rocket in history. Aft...

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