The new Attraftiue. 

 quarter of a mile.gnD as 31 baue faiD t>y tbts,fo m&v 3 fag 

 bt t>tuers otber places to^ere flje Loadftone are feunDe 

 in Cliff es anD fpines n»re to tfce &ra fioe,as in Norwaie 

 sneezer places. 

 Pedro de Media in $is boofce of i^auigat'ton is of tye 



Opinion Of Martin Curtes as touching tbe Attraftiue 



point , but be Dot!) not aUotee of tbt toartaf ion of tbt com- 

 pare 0; nccDle,but faitb,tbat if t|c eompaffe ojnce&le ujelu 

 not tfce pole, tbt fault is in placing tbt friers on the flie, t 

 not in ant> pjopertic it bzih to bar?. 



Sbefe opinions b^ Diners, buttle cbiefett csafe toftje 

 tbty bane gone fofarretuioe from tlje Attraame po?nct, 

 asabaueabouefaio , toasbeeaufetbes teantcb reafons 

 fingers to ujefoe tbem tofoarDes tbe Direct mar Re.iiS? tbt* 

 reafons finger, BImeanea certaine Declining pjopertie 

 tmDer tbt §o?i?on , lately founDe in tbt $eeDle , to&icb 3 

 foill entrcate off at large, 



The third Chapter. 



By what mcanes the rareand ftraungeDeclyningof 

 thcNeedle.fiomtheplaineoi the Horizon 

 wasfirft found. 



i &uingmaDemanE&nD Diticrs compares, 



JM \M anD bfingaltuaicsfo ftnityattB'eno tbem 

 t^3jj Iff) befoje^oucbeDtbe $aDle,ifbunDeomV 



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nuall? tbat after J baD f out beo tbt ^ons 

 toitb tije £>ionc , tbat paefentl? tbt $03$: 

 po^ntt ibcreof toouloebenD 03 Declyne 

 DotontoarDesbnDertbel#o?t$ontnfome quantities info* 

 mucbtbat to tbt if lie of tbt Compaffe , lubteb before toas 

 maDeequall, BUoasftillconfiraineD to put feme final 

 peeeeoftoareintbe &cntb parte tbereof, tocounterpoife 

 tbia Declining,anD to make it equall againe. 

 Wibitb efifecte batting man^ times paSeb me banees 



tottbout 



