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An illustration of a loadstone (or lodestone) from "De Magnete" by William Gilbert. A loadstone is a piece of magnetite that has magnetic properties and attracts iron or steel. William Gilbert (1544-1603)
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors, by W. James King.
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