biography
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Peregrinus (de Maricourt), Petrus
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also called Peter of Maricourt or Peter the Pilgrim
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pronunciation:
[peregriynus]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (13th-c)
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| biography:
| Scientist and soldier, born in Picardy, N France. A crusader (his Latin name means ‘pilgrim’), he was the first to mark the ends of a round natural magnet and call them poles. He also invented a compass with a graduated scale. |
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