William Gilbert Of Colchester, Physician Of London: On The Loadstone And Magnetic Bodies, And On The Great Magnet The Earth (1893)

By Paul Fleury Mottelay, Edward Wright, William Gilbert, et al.

Book Overview

William Gilbert of Colchester, Physician of London: On the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies, and on the Great Magnet the Earth is a book written by William Gilbert and published in 1893. The book is a scientific treatise on the nature of magnetism and the Earth's magnetic field. Gilbert was a prominent physician and scientist in the late 16th century, and his work on magnetism was groundbreaking in its time. In the book, Gilbert describes the properties of magnets and how they interact with each other and with the Earth's magnetic field. He also discusses the history of magnetism and the various theories that had been proposed to explain it. The book is considered a classic of scientific literature and is still studied today by scholars of physics and magnetism.A New Physiology, Demonstrated With Many Arguments And Experiments.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1437365051
• ISBN13: 9781437365054
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.3"