Question

Which of the following theories is supported by the discovery of magnetized rocks that do not match with Earth's poles?

Answer 1

The first magnet was not discovered as magnet, rather it was it was discovered from naturally occurring magnetite. The Greeks were the first to discover magnetite. A Greek shepherd whose name was Magnes who once walking suddenly noticed that the nails of his shoe were getting stuck to a rock  which was a magnetite.

Answer 2

There are many theories which is supported by the discovery of magnetized rocks that do not match with Earth's poles. There are many stories regarding the same.

But one of the famous story is the story of the shepherd. Once it is said that the iron nails in the shoes of the shepherd gets attracted to the magnetide rocks which are present in the surface of the earth. This lead to the discovery of the magnet in the early times