magnetic needle
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Finding the magnetoreceptors responsible for triggering these neurons has been like looking for a magnetic needle in a haystack.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 23, 2016
Last week Bendix Aviation Corp. announced a new automatic compass that makes the old magnetic needle* look as obsolete as a warrior's spear.
From Time Magazine Archive
He said: "Nothing must deflect the magnetic needle."
From Time Magazine Archive
With the magnetic needle they began to sail farther away from the shores, and since then they have discovered many new seas.
From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Leo Tolstoy, Count
Seeing how the master-mariner honours the magnetic needle, every thoughtful passenger will probably consult it in like manner.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman
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