alleryWhich Greek philosopher was credited with discovering that lodestone attracts iron?
AAristotle
BPythagoras
CThales
DArchimedes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Thales
1. Early references to lodestone come from ancient Greece.
2. Thales of Miletus lived in the 6th century BC.
3. The Greeks credited him with this discovery.
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