The Compass: The Chinese were the first to use a lodestone which was a magnetic object that could show direction.
(The Chinese; were; the first to use a lodestone) (the first; to use; a lodestone which was a magnetic object) (a lodestone; was; a magnetic object that could show direction) (a magnetic object; could show; direction)
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