Before the invention of the compass, what did people use to tell north during the night?

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Selina Williams

26 November, 05:32

Before the invention of the compass, what did people use to tell north during the night?

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Lincoln Norton · Answer 1

They used the stars to guide them, in the northern hemisphere Polaris is always to the north. They can also use where the sun and moon rise and set. Rises in the east sets in the west.

Rodrigo Smith · Answer 2

There are two, one yes are the stars and moss grows on the northern sides of trees