Precursors to Peregrinus
The early history of magnetism and the mariner's compass in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11892047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian A Smith (0000-0003-1244-4277, a Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Toronto, Ont., Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-74 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0304-4181(92)90016-r |
| OpenAlex | W2030518118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 28 |
Histories of magnetism and the mariner's compass have usually been restricted to a few brief descriptions by Alexander Neckam, Guyot de Provins and Jacques de Vitry, followed by the important Epistola de Magnete of of Peter Peregrinus (1269). But by reviewing the many other early European references to the mariner's compass, we find that there is little in Peregrinus that originating, knowledge of the compass
Ancient history · Biology · Cartography · Compass · Geography · Magnetism · Peregrinus · Physics · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Condensed Matter Physics · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2022 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |