Question

6. Magnet was discovered in the town of​

Answer 1

Explanation:

99 BCE – c. 55 BCE), have attributed the etymology of magnet, and progeny, to the name of the Lydian city, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey in modern times), where magnetic ore may have first been discovered or recognized

Answer 2

Explanation:

One of the earliest known references to lodestone's magnetic properties was made by 6th century BC Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus,

whom the ancient Greeks credited with discovering lodestone's attraction to iron and other lodestones.

The name magnet may come from lodestones found in Magnesia, Anatolia.