Give detailed information about how the merchants of olden times used a magnet while travelling.
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Magnet shows the direction at all times as it rotates in accordance with the earth's magnetic field. So in search of new markets they would have used these magnets to show them the direction. Detailed information on these merchants woulbe available on the net.
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in the past, it was known that a piece of magnetite ( stones having magnetic property),when hung freely , point in the north-south direction. thus , these stones were used by merchant of olden times to find direction while travelling through unknown region . these stones are also known as loadstones ( leading stones )
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