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ROLLER, Duane H. D. THE DE MAGNETE OF WILLIAM GILBERT. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1959. 196 pp. 4to., green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Spine slightly sunned, else a fine copy. One of the earliest works on magnetism, originally published in 1600. Gilbert (1544-1603) studied at Cambridge and practiced medicine in London before becoming physician to Elizabeth I. His De Magnete made the lodestone a thing of magic no longer; Gilbert's work (which included the introduction of the term "electric") helped develop magnetic compasses for navigation and laid the foundation for work by Galileo and Kepler, and reinforced the Copernican theory., Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of ROLLER, Duane H. D : THE DE MAGNETE OF WILLIAM GILBERT. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, livres d'occasion, rare books, libri rari and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |