The Devil's Dictionary: Magnetism

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
MAGNET
MAGNIFICENT

MAGNETISM

-n.

Something acting upon a magnet. The two definitions immediately foregoing are condensed from the works of one thousand eminent scientists, who have illuminated the subject with a great white light, to the inexpressible advancement of human knowledge.

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