Question

Magnetism was first discovered in_________.

Answer 1

1. In early 800 BC magnetism was initially discovered. According to Greek tradition, by a shepherd named Magnes, who resided in Magnesia, Greece.
2. Menges was out in the highlands, herding his sheep.
3. He then realized his stick's ferrule and the nails of his sandals had been stuck to a rock.
4. The magnetic pebble had attracted the iron in his stick and nails.
5. The stone was given the name magnetite after the shepherd who discovered it or the country where it was discovered.
6. Because of its appealing characteristics, it was also known as a loadstone.

Therefore, magnetism was first discovered in ancient Greeks