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What is an object that attracts iron and steel?
A magnet or lodestone will do that.
What movie titles contain word Greek?
get him to the greek
What is the greek word for shaman?
Aithrobates
What is the greek word for Zoe?
life
How did the River Nile get its name?
The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
Where was loadstone discovered?
Lodestone was discovered in the Greek island of MAGNESIA! This was the beginning of Lodestone and the compass.
Where was lodestone discovered?
The magnetic rock lodestone was found in Magnesia, Anatolia. This is how the word 'magnet' was thought to have been created.
Magnet is derived from the french word called as?
You are probably thinking of the Anglo-Norman French word magnete.Magnet from Latin. magnes, magnet-, from Greek magnēs lithos 'lodestone', prob. influenced by Anglo-Norman Fr. magnete.
What is another name for lodestone?
Lodestone is a magnetized piece of magnetite and is sometimes referred to as magnetite. Lodestone is a naturally occurring magnet that attracts iron.
Is lodestone a weak or strong magnet?
Why yes! Lodestone is magnetic! Lodestone is a form of iron. : )
When was lodestone invented?
A lodestone or loadstone is a naturally magnetized piece of the mineral magnetite. They are naturally occurring magnets that attract pieces of iron. Ancient people first discovered the property of magnetism in lodestone.No one invented them. They are natural.The discovery of Lodestone:One of the first references to lodestone's magnetic properties is by 6th century BC Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus. He is credited by the ancient Greeks with discovering lodestone's attraction to iron and other lodestones.
What type of magnet is lodestone?
Lodestone is an example of a natural magnet.
Did the Chinese discover the lodestone?
Yes, the Chinese discovered the lodestone.
Is magnet made of lodestone?
Natural magnets are from lodestone (magnetite).
When was Lodestone Games created?
Lodestone Games was created in 2001.
What did Archimedes have to do with lodestone?
It's thought that Archimedes, the ancient Greek scientist, used lodestone to pull nails from enemy ships in war to make them collapse and sink.
What is the name given to a natural magnet?
The natural magnet is present at the core of our planet earth.
