Who discovered the magnet?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

Maybe someone picked up a piece of "magnesian" rock on an Aegean coast and noticed the piece of lodestone was peculiar. It attracted a piece of iron, and could change the properties of the iron when the iron was rubbed with the rock.

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∙ 16y ago

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Where magnet discovered?

Magnesia

Where was magnet first discovered?

china

Why did magnet was made?

magnet where not made they were discovered,900 years ago lodstone was discovered it contain special properties to attract other material such as magnetic material

Who discovered the principal of electro magnet induction?

Micheal Faraday

How was the law of falling bodies discovered?

by using their on identifyng magnet GLASSes of thermodaynamics

Who discovered that there are 2poles of a magnet?

Unknown, it has been known since before recorded history.

Who first discovered that electricity could be made with a magnet and a coil of wire?

Michael Faraday

Where does the word magnetic come from?

Magnesia

Where were artificial magnets discovered?

Artificial magnets were first discovered in ancient Greece in the city of Magnesia, leading to the term "magnet" to describe them. Magnetite, a natural magnetic material, was found in the region and is believed to be the source of the first artificial magnets.

Where was the first magnet discovered?

I believe it was in Europe, during the 14-16 century,in a small market town.

Who discovered magnetic lines of flux?

Faraday, proposed lines of flux and lines of force.

Who held a magnet up to the crt and discovered that atoms contain negativley charged particles?

J J Thomson