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South Pointing Chariot, Lanchester's
Lanchester's Hypothesis
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The mechanical compass or South Pointing Chariot
The first recorded use of a differential type gear mechanism was the South Pointing Chariot which was really a mechanical compass. A figure standing in the center of the chariot with an outstretched arm would always point a direction where he started (the Chinese liked south).