Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c15.24

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c15.24

(1) Elementary magnetic phenomena could not but be observed. The attraction of grass, straw, etc., by amber, and the movement of the iron needle towards the magnet, were explained by Shamkara Mishra as due to *adrista*, i.e., unknown cause.

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