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William Gilbert (Person) - Source Library Encyclopedia

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William Gilbert

Also known as: Guilielmus Gilbertus, William Gylberde

15 books·246 total mentions

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An English physician and natural philosopher whose 1600 work 'De Magnete' laid the foundations for the modern study of magnetism and electricity.

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Appears in 15 Books

Kepler: Astronomia Nova (1609 Prague)

Johannes Kepler

p. 306 p. 307 p. 308 p. 309 p. 310 p. 311 p. 312 p. 313 p. 314 p. 315

Mosaicall Philosophy

Robert Fludd

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De augmentis scientiarum

Bacon, Francis

p. 148 p. 149 p. 150 p. 151 p. 152 p. 153 p. 154 p. 155 p. 156 p. 157+24 more pages

History of Both Worlds: Macrocosm

Robert Fludd

p. 24 p. 25 p. 26 p. 27 p. 28 p. 29 p. 30 p. 31 p. 32 p. 33+3 more pages

On the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies (English Translation)

William Gilbert

p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10

De Mundo Nostro Sublunari Philosophia Nova (1651)

William Gilbert

p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10

Philosophia Moysaica

Robert Fludd

p. 247 p. 248 p. 249 p. 250 p. 251 p. 252 p. 253 p. 254

Magnes sive De Arte Magnetica

Athanasius Kircher

p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10+28 more pages

Ortus Medicinae (Origin of Medicine)

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p. 798 p. 799 p. 800 p. 801 p. 802 p. 803 p. 804 p. 805 p. 806 p. 807+4 more pages

Epitome of Copernican Astronomy

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p. 602 p. 603 p. 604 p. 605 p. 606 p. 607 p. 608 p. 609 p. 610 p. 611+9 more pages

Optics (foundations of modern optics)

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p. 79 p. 80 p. 81 p. 82 p. 83 p. 84 p. 85 p. 86 p. 87 p. 88+14 more pages

Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo (1632)

Galileo Galilei

p. 473 p. 474 p. 475 p. 476 p. 477 p. 478 p. 479 p. 480 p. 481 p. 482+6 more pages

Oeuvres de Descartes Vol. XI (Le Monde)

Rene Descartes

p. 344 p. 345 p. 346 p. 347 p. 348 p. 349 p. 350 p. 351 p. 352 p. 353+5 more pages

De Magnete (1600 First Edition)

William Gilbert

p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10

Apologia pro Galileo

Tommaso Campanella

p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10+6 more pages

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