From the first great experimental scientist: the classic text, first published in Latin in 1600. Summarizes then-current knowledge of magnetism and electricity,
In Hidden Attraction Gerrit L. Verschuur traces the history of our fascination with magnetism, from the first discovery of magnets in Greece, to state-of-the-ar
Pierre de Maricourt, a prominent figure in the 13th century, penned the groundbreaking work 'The Letter of Petrus Peregrinus on the Magnet, A.D. 1269,' which de