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Illustration from De Magnete, etc. by William Gilbert (1600, translated 1900), showing

directions above the body of an oblique loadstone
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Source On the Magnet, etc., available freely at Project Gutenberg
Author
William Gilbert  (1544–1603)  wikidata:Q192706 s:en:Author:William Gilbert (1544-1603) q:en:William Gilbert (astronomer)
 
William Gilbert
Alternative names
William Gilberd
Description English philosopher, physician, engineer, physicist, astronomer and naturalist
English: physician to Elizabeth I and James I and scientific researcher into magnetism and electricity
Date of birth/death 24 May 1544 Edit this at Wikidata 30 November 1603 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Colchester Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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England Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q192706


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