1 Calories Burned For Walking: 4.6 km/h (13 minutes per km). 2  Calories Burned For Walking: 4 km/h (15 minutes per km). 3  Calories Burned For Walking: 3.15 km/h (19 minutes per km).
The first true hypodermic syringe was created by Alexander Wood in 1853. He modified a regular syringe, which at that time was used for treating birthmarks, by adding a needle. He then used this new device for introducing morphine into the skin of patients who suffered from sleeping disorders.
Middle Ages History. The Chinese provide the first documented use of suspended lodestones used as a compass. In 1088 Shen Kuo described the magnetic needle compass, which could be used for navigation in his Dream Pool Essays. The first recorded use was documented by Zheng He of the Yunnan province.