As to the Position of Des Cartes, that the Iron and Loadstones hid in the Bowels of the Earth and the Bottom of the Sea, may be the Causes that the Needle varies; if we consider for how great a part of the Earths Surface, ex.
This can be seen from the motions of two loadstones floating on water.
Like the soul of astral bodies, and of the earth itself, it produces complex but regular motions; the motion of two loadstones on water offers such an example.
Gilbert's De magnete was not the first attempt to determine the nature of the loadstone and to explain how it could influence other loadstones or iron.
Very powerful loadstones sometimes lift into the air a weight of iron equal to their own; a weak one barely attracts a slender wire.
Other loadstones are of a leaden colour, fissile and not-fissile, capable of being split like slates in layers.
In many countries have been found and opened mines of efficacious loadstones unknown to the ancient writers, as for instance in Germany, where none of them has ever asserted that loadstones were mined.
Although rounded loadstoneshad been used before Gilbert's time (see Peregrinus, p.
How magnetick pieces of Iron and smaller loadstones conform themselves to a terrella & to the earth itself, and by them are disposed.
Loadstones of the same shape, size, and vigour, attract one another mutually with like efficacy, and in the opposite position repel one another mutually with a like vigour.
The true law of the tractive force or lifting-power of magnets was first given in 1729 by James Hamilton (afterwards Earl of Abercorn) in a work entitled Calculations and Tables Relating to the Attractive Virtue of Loadstones .
The better loadstones turn themselves round more quickly toward the poles or points of variation; then they also lead along and turn round more quickly, according to the greater quantity and mass of wood, a boat and other stuff.
Exercitationes on Cardan suggests a heavenly cause unknown to himself, and terrestrial loadstones nowhere yet discovered.
Before the mount at Givers soon lay Queen Hilda's host; However good their anchors, upon that gloomy coast, Drawn by loadstones thither, they a long time rested.
But this is a quality of great incertainty; for omitting the vehicle of Water and Honey, which is of a laxative power it self, the powder of some Loadstones in this dose doth rather constipate and binde, then purge and loosen the belly.
For we have found that Loadstones and touched Needles which have laid long time in Quicksilver have not amitted their attraction.
As is observable from several Loadstones placed at the bottom of any water, for a Loadstone or Needle upon the surface, will variously conform it self, according to the vigour or faintness of the Loadstones under it.
So it is reported by Ruffinus, that in the Temple of Serapis there was an Iron Chariot suspended by Loadstones in the air; which stones removed, the Chariot fell and dashed into pieces.
Dobbs probably used the word loadstones to indicate a heavy weight.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "loadstones" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
