02473cam a22003373u 4500 50524 UtSlPG 20260610134148.0 m cr n 260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 04031076 UtSlPG en iso639-1 QC Pierre, de Maricourt, active 13th century The Letter of Petrus Peregrinus on the Magnet, A.D. 1269 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2015 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2015-11-21 Produced by deaurider, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Letter of Petrus Peregrinus on the Magnet, A.D. 1269" by Pierre is a scientific publication written during the late 13th century. This work discusses the properties of magnets, particularly focusing on the lodestone, and serves as a foundational document in the early field of magnetism. Situated in a time when the scientific exploration of natural phenomena was just beginning to flourish, this text records pioneering observations and experiments related to magnetism. The letter is written as a correspondence addressed to Sigerus de Foucaucourt, wherein Peregrinus describes his experiments with lodestones and outlines their properties in a systematic manner. He famously articulates principles such as the behavior of magnetic poles, their attraction and repulsion, and how a magnetized needle can be used to determine direction. The work is divided into two main sections: the first focuses on the characteristics of lodestones and magnetic fields, while the second presents an ambitious exploration of constructing a perpetual motion device using magnetic principles. Overall, Peregrinus stands out as an influential figure in the history of physics, merging theoretical inquiry with practical experimentation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Magnetism -- Early works to 1800 Arnold, Brother, 1868-1928 Potamian, Brother, 1837-1917 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50524 91362 91362