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Lodestone

Lodestones are naturally magnetized pieces of the mineral magnetite. They are naturally occurring magnets, which can attract iron. The property of magnetism was first discovered in antiquity through lodestones. Pieces of lodestone, suspended so they could turn, were the first magnetic compasses, and their importance to early navigation is indicated by…

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Lodestone

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples37
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Lodestone

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related to history · 23
Lodestone → AD, Anatolia, Balanced Inquiries, BC, BC Book, BC Greek, Chinese, Devil Valley Master, Greeks, Guiguzi, Han, In, Indian, Lunheng, Lüshi Chunqiu, Magnesia, Miletus, One, Sushruta Samhita, Thales
related to Origin · 10
Lodestone → Earth, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, Magnetite, Microscopic, Only, Ordinary, The, The Earth's, This
related to External links · 4
Lodestone → De Magnete, Earth, The Great Magnet, The Lodestone

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magnetic magnetized magnetite lodestones iron found naturally first magnetism made one pieces magnet earth earliest properties century bc chinese spoon

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Lodestonerelated to External linksThe Lodestone0.60section
Lodestonerelated to External linksThe Great Magnet0.60section
Lodestonerelated to External linksEarth0.60section
Lodestonerelated to External linksDe Magnete0.60section
Lodestonerelated to historyOne0.60section
Lodestonerelated to historyBC Greek0.60section
Lodestonerelated to historyThales0.60section
Lodestonerelated to historyMiletus0.60section
Lodestonerelated to historyGreeks0.60section
Lodestonerelated to historyThe0.60section
Lodestonerelated to historyMagnesia0.60section
Lodestonerelated to historyAnatolia0.60section

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