Magnetic compass

"What's that?"
"It's a compass."
"What's that?"
"Used for determining direction on Earth."

Magnetic compass is a navigational instrument that shows directions in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the Earth. (SGA: "Childhood's End")

History[]

Dr. Rodney McKay used Lt. Aiden Ford's magnetic compass to locate the Electromagnetic field generator on M7G-677. (SGA: "Childhood's End")

The planet P3X-403 has unusual electromagnetic properties which makes the compass useless there. (SG1: "Enemy Mine")

References[]

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Links and navigation[]

Magnetic compass on Wikipedia

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