Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 202
n. WilliamGilbert, in his great work entitled De Magnete {i.e., On theMagnet), which was published in 1600, demonstrated thatour earth itself is a great maj^net. In order to illustrate his views Gilbert had some lodestones cutto the shape of spheres ; and he found that small magnets turnedtowards… … LINES OF EQUAL DECLINATION OR ISOGONIC LINES 195 Ross on June 1, 1831, on the west side of Boothia Felix, in N. Lat. 70°5, W. Long. 97° 4G. In 1904-5 Roakl Amundsen, a Norwegian, exploredall about the pole. Its present position is about N. Lat. 70°, W. Long.97^, not far from its earlier position.…
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