Epistle of Petrus Peregrinus of Maricourt : to Sygerus of Foncaucourt/ soldier/ concerning the magnet.

  • Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt
Date:
[1902]
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Credit: Epistle of Petrus Peregrinus of Maricourt : to Sygerus of Foncaucourt/ soldier/ concerning the magnet. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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