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Question:

Did the Chinese know about magnetism and the north and south pole?

when they invented the compass. Cos according to my knowledge magnetism and it‘s connection to the north and south poles are a European discovery. So, what led to the Chinese inventing the compass or was it an accidental discovery?

Answer:

I think it just an accidental discovery. The ancient Chines believe that the sky is round and the earth is square, and China live in the central of world arounding by sea. And that's why they named their county as 中国(central state). There is little modern geography in ancient China at all.
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