Discovery of Magnet: Magnet was discovered by an ancient Greek shepherd; named Magnes. ... Once; while he was fiddling with his stick, the metallic end of the stick got stuck with the rocks. Those rocks contained the natural magnet, magnetite. The story of magnetite spread far and wide.
A magnet is an object which attracts things made of iron, steel, nickel and cobalt. Magnets are made of iron, steel or other alloys of iron by the process of magnetisation. Magnets are made in different shapes and sizes so that they can be used for different purposes.
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CBSE NCERT Notes Class 6 Physics Fun with Magnets. Magnets are said to be discovered by a shepherd named Magnes of ancient Greece. Magnes had an iron-end stick which got attracted by a rock on a hill. This rockwas made of Magnetitewhich contains iron.
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