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Behaviour of a magnetic compass, 1643. Artist: Anon
Behaviour of a magnetic compass, 1643. If a compass in a box is carried round a globe-shaped magnet (N, centre of picture) with magnetic poles where lines cross (left and right of N), magnets ab at C and D can be set in any position as they are directly between the poles. From Magnes: sive de arte Magnetica by Athanasius Kircher. (Cologne, 1643).
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AR920514
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4159px × 4211px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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17th century
Ann Ronan Pictures
Anon
anonymous
Athanasius
Athanasius Kircher
Athanasius Kirchner
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
COMPASS
country
DIAGRAM
German
Germany
KIRCHER
Kirchner Athanasius
LOCATION
magnet
MAGNETIC
MAGNETISM
Monochrome
Navigation
navigational device
Physics
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Science
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Sphere
Woodcut