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The Lodestone, the Magnet (Lapis Polaris, Magnes)
ca. 1590-160016th century
200 x 270 mm (7.9 x 10.6 in.)
Theodor Galle, Dutch (Flemish), (baptized 1571–buried 1633)
After Stradanus (aka aka Johannes Stradanus), Flemish, (1523–1605)
- magnetism - Class of physical phenomena associated with magnets and the fields of force produced by moving electric currents. [April 1995 related term added. November 1992 descriptor added.]
- magnets - Objects possessing the property of attracting iron or steel and producing a magnetic field external to itself. [May 1994 descriptor added.]
- science - Use for the group of studies or branches of knowledge concerned with facts and phenomena of the observable or quantifiable world, systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws. [April 1996 lead-in terms added; scope note added; related term added. July 1993 descriptor moved. January 1991 alternate term added.]
- technology
- plate Dimensions: 200 x 270 mm (7.9 x 10.6 in.)
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Theodor Galle, Dutch (Flemish), (baptized 1571–buried 1633) Stradanus (aka aka Johannes Stradanus), Flemish, (1523–1605) . The Lodestone, the Magnet (Lapis Polaris, Magnes), ca. 1590-1600. From New Discoveries and Inventions (Nova Reperta). Engraving. plate : 200 x 270 mm (7.9 x 10.6 in.). DAC accession number 1960.4.5.3. Purchase funds, 1960. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lee) .
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