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title: "How did magnet discovered and by whom?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of magnet and its interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-31  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3065/how-did-magnet-discovered-and-by-whom  
category: "education, international"  
tags: ["magnet", "education", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How did magnet discovered and by whom?

![How did magnet discovered and by whom](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/25e02c73-fcd5-4d87-8fea-3df9708767fd/images/189ff45a-a597-4e2a-a4b0-cb69cd97a95e.jpeg) ![How did magnet discovered and by whom](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/25e02c73-fcd5-4d87-8fea-3df9708767fd/images/abc9c7f7-01cf-4167-9a6b-f5bf90e61f26.jpeg) The discovery of magnets is unknown, but in Greek legend, Magnes, a shepherd, discovered the magnetic properties of magnetite while herding his sheep. ![How did magnet discovered and by whom](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/25e02c73-fcd5-4d87-8fea-3df9708767fd/images/abc9c7f7-01cf-4167-9a6b-f5bf90e61f26.jpeg) He discovered a rock attracting iron nails and ferrules, named after the region of Magnes where it was found. ![How did magnet discovered and by whom](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/25e02c73-fcd5-4d87-8fea-3df9708767fd/images/967e5240-f749-4923-9748-9038c53e913f.jpeg) The earliest known track dates back around 2500 BC in Anatolia, India, and China, with the Chinese developing the compass around 1000 BC. ![How did magnet discovered and by whom](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/25e02c73-fcd5-4d87-8fea-3df9708767fd/images/f5ae3524-2546-4ea5-a654-e58329518211.jpeg) William Gilbert, an English scientist, made significant discoveries in the 16th century regarding magnetism, discovery that Earth itself is a magnet. ![How did magnet discovered and by whom](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/25e02c73-fcd5-4d87-8fea-3df9708767fd/images/6ac9c5b5-adb1-4619-9b0d-e1455de4ee4b.jpeg) Hans Christian Ørsted, a Danish physicist, discovered electromagnets that a compass needle deflects due to an electric current in 1820.

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