The Table

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Of the Wonders of the Load-stone. ^ "

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Ts Name, Kindt, and Counts ejNatural reason es its attrabtion

Chap.

A man of weed may row a ho at, with etherConceits 2A

A load stone on a plate os Iron, will not st,ire

Iron

3 °

The Pofttion of the Iron, will■ change tieforces z i

The Iron rubbed with the Northern point ofthe load-stone, will turn to th-south , andwith the south point to the north 3 z

Iron touched with the load-(Ione , will impartthe force to other Iron 3 3

The Load-stores opposite poles, North, South, • The %'crtue received in the Iron , is weakenedand how they ma] be known 3 ! by one that is stronger 3 4

The Stones force sent by a right line from To discern in a Stone the South or NorthNorth to South, through the length 4 point 35

The polar line notstable, but move able 5 To rub the Iron-ncedle of the Marrintrs com-

The force of North and South vigorous in the \ pass 3 6

points 6! The uses of Marriners Compasses 3 y

By the touching of other stones, those points The Longitude of the world may be foundwdl rot change there forces 7 | out by the help of doe Load-stone 3 8

A Load-stone wdl draw a Load-stone, aud If the Marriners Needle stand still, and thedrive it from it 8 Load-stone move, or contrarily , they will

A spirt of the Load-stone 9 move contrary ways 3 9

The greater the Loadstone, the greater its The Load-stone imparts a contrary form to

force Io

The force of this Stone , will pass into otherStones 11

In the Load stone hairiness is contused 1 z

The attrdclive part more Violent,then the partthat drives off I 3

Contrary parts of the Stones , contrary one toanother 14

To kn°w the polar points tn the Load-stone I JThe force of drawing and driving off, cannotbe hindred 16

Make an army of sand to fight 17

Situation makes its vertnes contrary I 8

The attraflive force of the load-stone, may beweighed 19

The c .Mutual attraElion, and driving off ofthe load-stone, and of Iron 2 o

Iron and the load stone in greater amity, thenthe load-ft one is with the load st one 21

the Needle 40

Two Needles touching by the Load stone, ob-tain contrary forces 41

The force of the Iron that draws , will drive■off Iron, by diverfit] of Situation 42

The Needle touched by the Load-stone on on?part, doth not always receive venue onboth parts 4?

The Needle touched in the middle by theLoad stone, fends frth its force at bothends 44

An Ire* Ting touched by a Load stone willrecetve b. th venues 4 5

An Iron plate touched in the middle will dif-its forces at both ends 4 6

Filings Iron may receive force 47

Whether Garhckcan hinder the ver me s of theLoad stone 48

A Load-stone astonished m.-:y be brought toits self again 4 9

50

The load-stone doth not draw on all parts, but j

at certain points 2 2 To augment the Load stones vertue

The fame load-stone that draws, doth on the , Thai the Load-stone may lose its vertue 51contrary point dr,v/ off the Iron 2 3 How the Iron t ouched with the load stone lo-

Iron to leap on a table, no load-stone being feth its force 5 2

seen 24 That the Diamond hindereth the load-stones

The Verue of the load stone is sent through the I vertue is fa'fe 4 Z

pieces of Iron 2 5 Goats blood doth not free the loadstonefrom

Tie load-stone within the fphear of its venue,' the inchantmext of the Diamond 54

fends it forth without touching 2 6 The Iron touched with a Diamond, will turn

The load-stone can hang Iron in the air 27; to the Tfprth 5 5

The forces of the load-stone cannot be hindred, Forces and Remedies of the load-st one $ <§

by a wall or table coming between 28 T he