Science and Technology in Medieval India
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
2016
Evidence Source
UPSC Level
ID: HIS_MED_2016_156 Ref: Jawami'ul-Hikayat - Sadruddin Muhammad 'Aufi'
The earliest reference of the use of magnetic compass in the Indian seas was by-
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The earliest reference to the magnetic compass in Indian seas is found in the writings of the 12th-century Persian scholar Sadruddin Muhammad 'Aufi'.