who discovered magnets and how did they?

Question

i realy neeed to know how they discovered,who dicovered it,and when.if there is any extra things you could include that would be fine!

Answer 1

The existence of natural magnetism has been known since ancient times. The person you probably want to know about is William Gilbert. In the 16th century, William Gilbert(1544-1603), the Court Physician to Queen Elizabeth I, studied magnetism and in 1600 wrote "De magnete" which gave the first rational explanation to the mysterious ability of the compass needle to point north-south: the Earth itself was magnetic.
Gilbert recorded three ways to magnetize a steel needle: by touch with a loadstone; by cold drawing in a North-South direction; and by exposure for a long time to the Earth's magnetic field while in a North-South orientation.

Answer 2

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