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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ... is pretty satisfactorily ascertained that the Chinese had compasses long before the Christian era; but although the use of them on land was common, they do not appear to have been applied to the purposes of navigation till the 3d or 4th century, when they are distinctly mentioned in the Chinese histories. That the Europeans derived the compass from the East, is evident from the fact, that it was known on the coast of Syria before it appeared in Europe, whither it was undoubtedly carried by the crusaders. The first distinct mention of it in Europe is in a satire, written by Guyot de Provins, about the year 1190. The French, in consequence, lay claim to the discovery of the compass; and this notion has been strengthened by the circumstance of the north pole being marked on the card with a fleur de. Us; but this figure is supposed to be only an ornamented cross. The most simple method of exhibiting the power and distribution of magnetism, in a piece of natural loadstone, is to roll it in the filings of iron: on taking it out, it will be perceived that the filings have accumulated at the two ends of the loadstone, leaving the middle comparatively bare. If we examine these crests of filings attached to the poles of the loadstone, we shall observe that they radiate by adhering end to end to one another. This phenomenon is particularly deserving of attention, as it informs us that iron, placed in contact with a loadstone, becomes itself magnetic, in the same manner that an insulated body becomes electric when held in the presence of another body that is electrified. Magnetism may be communicated to a bar of steel in a more prompt and energetic manner by two loadstones than by one, by placing its two extremities in contact, at the same time, ..


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  • ISBN-13: 9781154119367
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 86
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 115411936X
  • Publisher Date: 20 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 222 gr


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