Istoria busolei

Busola sau compasul este un instrument de navigație utilizat

pentru determinarea direcției relativ la polii magnetici
ai Pământului. Cadranul busolei prezintă Polul Nord și Polul
Sud magnetic, precum și direcțiile intermediare.

Din punct de vedere istoric, originea busolei este incertă.

Chinezii obișnuiau să folosească o
piatră magnetică așezată pe o trestie
care plutind pe apa unui bazin îi ajuta
să se orienteze pe spațiul terestru.
Dar, este greu de spus dacă utilizarea
busolei s-a făcut încă din secolul al
III-lea î.Hr. Mai târziu apar formele de
busole mai specializate.
În Perioada Marilor descoperiri geografice portughezii au
perfecționat busola. Alexander Neckam un savant englez
menționează busola pentru prima oară prin secolul XII în Europa,
fiind adusă în anul 1190 de arabi. Forma busolei de azi este
menționată prin secolul al XIII-lea probabil de un navigator italian
din Amalfi, unde în port se găsește statuia lui Flavio Gioia, declarat
„descoperitor al busolei”.

În anul 1483 Ferrante a avut ideea de a atașa acestui ac o

roză cu inițialele numelor vânturilor ce suflau în sectorul respectiv.
Acesta era compasul.

După anul 1536 aceste inițiale au fost înlocuite cu punctele

cardinale: nord, sud, est și vest. În anul 1873 fizicianul englez
William Thompson, mai tarziu Lord Kelvin au perfecționat compasul
astfel încat măsurătorile se realizau cu mult mai multă precizie.
Surse:

https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busol%C4%83

https://madira.ro/blog/busola/
 Seventeen-Teen Magazine Article

45 Self Love Quotes to Remind You

Just How Great You Are
Because we can all use a little confidence boost sometimes.

Sometimes we all need a reminder of how great we truly are. All of us have days
when we feel like everything we do is wrong or when we're being bombarded by images
of seemingly perfect lives on social media that make us feel like we're not enough.
Instead of letting the world dictate how we feel about ourselves, we can spend time
focusing on self-love and positive affirmations to boost our self-esteem and our
confidence. For those days when things get a bit too overwhelming and you start to
doubt yourself, check out these self-affirming words to remind you of your
awesomeness. And for the times when you just need that reminder of how awesome you
are, these self love quote are the perfect way to get a quick confidence boost.

 "My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be
independent."— Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
 "In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped
you."—Andrea Dykstra
 "As hard as it is, owning who you are and knowing what you want is the only sure
path to affirmation... I want women to know they can get out of any situation if
they return to their core source of strength: themselves."— Ashley Graham
 "If there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself."—Beyoncé
 "You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and
affection."— Buddha
 "Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself."—Coco Chanel
 "Love yourself no matter who you are or where you come from."— Diane
Guerrero
 "You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing
who you are at the deepest level."— Eckhart Tolle
 "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."—Eleanor Roosevelt
 "Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be
friends with anyone else in the world."— Eleanor Roosevelt

In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the

experiences that shaped you. —Andrea Dykstra

 "Scarcity of self-value cannot be remedied by money, recognition, affection,

attention or influence."— Gary Zukav
 "This life is mine alone. So, I have stopped asking people for directions to places
they’ve never been."— Glennon Doyle
 "Don't forget to tell yourself positive things daily! You must love yourself
internally to glow externally."— Hannah Bronfman
 "A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being
loved by someone else."— Haruki Murakami
 "Comparison is an act of violence against the self."— Iyanla Vanzant
 "Flowers grow back even after the harshest winters. You will, too."— Jennae
Cecelia
 "You've got to love yourself first. You've got to be okay on your own before you
can be okay with somebody else."— Jennifer Lopez
 "Be yourself, but always your better self."— Karl G. Maeser
 "Keep taking time for yourself until you’re you again."— Lalah Delia
 "Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their
faults."— Les Brown
 "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love
yourself to get anything done in this world."—Lucille Ball
 "I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art."— Madonna
 "If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of
life."— Marcus Garvey
 "Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their
option."—Mark Twain
 "To know what that true self is without social pressure is to know your true
nature."—Martha Beck
 "All you can do is be your best self. I've always felt that I had to be that much
more aware of how I present myself. I'm representing more than just me. I think
every person should think that way."— Misty Copeland
 "I was once afraid of people saying, ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the
courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am."— Oprah Winfrey
 "To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance."— Oscar Wilde
 "Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the
process, care for ourselves."— Princess Diana
 "Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self."—Queen Latifah
 "Make peace with your broken pieces."— R.H Sin
 "You must want to spend the rest of your life with yourself first."— Rupi Kaur
 "Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about
accepting all of yourself."— Tyra Banks
 "The things that make me different are the things that make me."— Winnie the
Pooh, A.A. Milne
 "You change the world by being yourself."— Yoko Ono

When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.

— Zoe Kravitiz

 "Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when
you're most beautiful."— Zoe Kravitiz
 "Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing
that we’ll ever do."— Brene Brown
 "To me, it's that incredible sense of belonging and peace within your own self and
heart that really is joy."— Goldie Hawn
 "If you are happy, you can give happiness. If you don't love yourself and if you are
unhappy with yourself, you can't give anything else but that."— Gisele
 "If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so
much better. And that makes you so happy."—Kristin Chenoweth
 "You don't have to change who you are for anyone: if you are your regular,
authentic, confident self, then you can push to do whatever you want."— Marsai
Martin

You alone are enough — Maya Angelou

 "You alone are enough, you have nothing to prove to anybody."— Maya Angelou
 "Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's
self."— Priscilla Presley
 "Self care is giving the world the best you instead of what's left of you."— Katie
Reed
 "You are enough. A thousand times enough."— Unknown