William Gilbert (1) (1544–1603)
Author of Britannica Great Books: Gilbert, Galileo, Harvey
For other authors named William Gilbert, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
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Works by William Gilbert
Planingvaj problemoj 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1544
- Date of death
- 1603
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Cambridge (St. John's College)
- Occupations
- physician
physicist
fellow (Cambridge University | St. John's College)
bursar (Cambridge University | St. John's College)
mathematics examiner (Cambridge University | St. John's College) - Organizations
- Royal College of Physicians
- Nationality
- England
- Places of residence
- Colchester, Essex, England, UK (birth)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
London, England, UK - Burial location
- Holy Trinity Church, Colchester, Essex, England, UK
- Map Location
- UK
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A lucid introduction to the principles of magnetism that is surprisingly useful even today, not just for historical purposes. Of course, Gilbert wrote it in 1600, so much of the science is out of date, but in general his observations on the properties and behavior of magnets still applies.
This is the classic 1892 translation, from the latin, of the 1600 original. A wonderful book.
Concerning the two new sciences, on the motion of the heart and blood in animals, On the circulation of the blood, On the generation of animals
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