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c. 1600
 
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The Yoruba develop an extensive empire centred on Oyo in southern Nigeria       
 
1600
 
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William Gilbert, physician to Queen Elizabeth, concludes that the earth is a magnet and coins the term 'magnetic pole'       
 
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