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What are magnet? |Fun with magnets| Types of magnets

  Discovery of magnets Magnets were probably discovered by greeks about 2500 years ago. According to a legend, a shepherd boy named magnes living in greece. One day he noticed that the iron tip of his stick got stuck to a large black Rock. This black Rock was named magnetite after magnes. It is also said that magnets were first discovered in magnesia.        What are magnets?  A magnet is a material that attracts iron objects having iron.  Magnetic material Materials that get attracted towards a magnet are called magnetic materials. E. g. Iron, nickel, cobalt.  Non-magnetic material Materials which do not  get attracted towards a magnet are called non-magnetic materials. E. g wood, cotton, leather, plastic, etc.         Types of magnets Naturally occurring magnets are natural magnets. E. g magnetite.  Considering the usefulness  of magnets, they are now made artificially. Artificial magnets are man-made by u...