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Kircher's Study of Magnetism

Type Event Region Europe Time 1641

In 1641, the German-born Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher published the Latin magnum opus Magnes sive de arte magnetica in Rome, compiling contempor…

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  1. 1641Rome · LazioKircher completed and published this encyclopedic work on magnetism within the Jesuit scholarly circles of Rome, discussing the properties of lodestones, magnetic declination, the mariner's compass, electrostatic phenomena, and their relation to cosmic order, accompanied by numerous illustrations. The work integrated classical texts, missionary reports, and personal experiments, becoming the definitive compendium of magnetic knowledge of its time.

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