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Magnetic needles on a terrella will point towards the north pole, A. other needles will...

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Magnetic needles on a terrella will point towards the north pole, A. other needles will do likewise, even though the surface of the terrella is uneven, as at O. From William Gilbert De Magnete, London, 1600
Artist
Gilbert, William (1544-1603) / English
Medium
engraving
Date
1600 AD (C16th AD)
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"De Magnete, Magneticisque Corporibus"; English physicist experimenting in magnetism; Gilbert concluded that the earth was magnetic and this was why the compass pointed north; father of electricity;

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United Kingdom / Europe / house of Tudor / Elizabethan era (1558–1603) / England / will / scientist / science / towards / needles / magnetism / surface / pole / likewise / magnetic / bellows / british / terrella / london / point / english / gilbert / 1600 / william / magnete

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