Question

How was magnetism discovered ?​

Answer 1

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Long before the Christian Era the people of Magnesia discovered a rock which could attract iron pieces towards it. Later this rock was called magnetite. This is how magents and magnetism was discovered.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Who invented magnets? The first magnets were not invented, but rather were found from a naturally occurring mineral called magnetite. Traditionally, the ancient Greeks were the discoverers of magnetite. There is a story about a shepherd named Magnes whose shoe nails stuck to a rock containing magnetite.