William Gilbert, quite literally, wrote the book on magnetism. Prior to his work, which culminated in his epic treatise, De Magnete, the effects of magnetism William Gilbert, quite literally ...

William Gilbert of Colchester, Physician of London, on the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies, and on the Great Magnet the Earth. A New Physiology, Demonstrated with Many Arguments and Experiments.

Dr William Gilbert, physician ordinary to Queen Elizabeth I and president of the Royal College of Physicians, was born in Colchester around 1540. He published his great work on magnetism (De ...

THERE is no more famous book in the history of science than William Gilbert's De Magnete (On the Magnet), published in London in 1600. It is usually called the first great scientific work written b ...

The book is illustrated with a picture of Gilbert's terrella, and another of his tombstone in the church of Holy Trinity, Colchester. William Gilbert of Colchester: a Sketch of his Magnetic ...

William Gilbert was born in Colchester in 1544 and educated at Cambridge. He practised medicine in London, and held various positions in the Royal College of Physicians, including president.

Explore the history and science of magnetism! From magnetite and compasses to Gilbert's discoveries, Oersted's electromagnetism, & Faraday's demonstrations. Learn about magnetic fields and more.

He's the lesser known candidate in Rhode Island's hotly contested 2nd Congressional District race. William Gilbert thinks he could be the difference and that the votes he gets could tip the ...

William Spencer Gilbert, a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and a UC Berkeley alumnus, died peacefully in his home on Aug. 26, as first reported by Berkeleyside.