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Letter to Editor
November 13, 1806
Lynchburg Star
Lynchburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
John Frizell writes from Walpole, Norfolk County, describing his observation that magnetism is a fixed natural principle, not animating the compass needle. He claims to have devised an instrument that shows course and latitude in all weather.
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From the Norfolk Repository.
Mr. Hann,
For near fifty years I have been persuaded that some means might be discovered to assist the Navigator, in time of long cloudy weather; but could not satisfy myself in an effectual plan, till Monday, the 13th of this month. I found, by observation, that attraction does not animate the needle or compass; that it is a principle in nature; as fixed as the earth itself. I can shew to the eye of any that will look, that the loadstone or magnet is not attracted, but acts from natural principles. I can show and instruct an artist to make an instrument, that at the same time it shows the course, will also show the latitude in all weather, and in all places.
JOHN FRIZELL.
Walpole, Norfolk County, August 12.
Mr. Hann,
For near fifty years I have been persuaded that some means might be discovered to assist the Navigator, in time of long cloudy weather; but could not satisfy myself in an effectual plan, till Monday, the 13th of this month. I found, by observation, that attraction does not animate the needle or compass; that it is a principle in nature; as fixed as the earth itself. I can shew to the eye of any that will look, that the loadstone or magnet is not attracted, but acts from natural principles. I can show and instruct an artist to make an instrument, that at the same time it shows the course, will also show the latitude in all weather, and in all places.
JOHN FRIZELL.
Walpole, Norfolk County, August 12.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Science Nature
What keywords are associated?
Navigation
Compass
Magnetism
Latitude
Invention
Natural Principles
What entities or persons were involved?
John Frizell
Mr. Hann
Letter to Editor Details
Author
John Frizell
Recipient
Mr. Hann
Main Argument
attraction is a fixed natural principle, not animating the compass needle; an instrument can be made to show course and latitude in all weather using these principles.
Notable Details
Observation On Monday, The 13th Of This Month
Loadstone Or Magnet Acts From Natural Principles