Project Gutenberg 2010-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 1515 Gilbert, William 1544 1603 Gilbertus, Guilielmus Gylberde, William Gilberd, William Thompson, Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips) 1851 1916 Thompson, Silvanus Phillips On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments De magnete. English Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Magnete Produced by Curtis Weyant, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Posner Memorial Collection (http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/)) "On the Magnet, Magnetick Bodies also, and on the Great Magnet the Earth" by William Gilbert is a scientific publication written in the early 17th century. This work focuses on the principles and properties of magnetism, exploring the nature of magnetic materials and their relationship to the Earth itself, often regarded as a magnet. It aims to establish a new understanding of magnetism through rigorous experimentation and observation, challenging previous notions held by ancient and contemporary philosophers. At the start of the text, Gilbert presents a preface that emphasizes the importance of empirical experimentation over theoretical speculation in understanding magnetism. He critiques earlier works and offers insights into various historical and mythical interpretations of magnetic phenomena. Gilbert explains the significance of the loadstone and outlines his observations and experiments that lead him to surmise that the Earth itself has magnetic properties. He highlights his intent to lay a solid foundation for magnetical philosophy, proposing that this work will reveal deeper truths about the natural world through careful scientific inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Magnetism -- Early works to 1800 QC Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Science - Physics 1157228 2025-08-14T03:33:05.346244 text/html 1129093 2010-09-26T12:18:22 text/html 10312192 2025-08-14T03:33:43.622072 application/epub+zip 10224665 2025-08-14T03:33:14.082203 application/epub+zip 472712 2025-08-14T03:33:09.719241 application/epub+zip 10572788 2025-08-14T03:34:04.183539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10410440 2025-08-14T03:33:33.960147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 896403 2022-09-15T11:55:17.693734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 870164 2025-08-14T03:33:02.097275 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 868803 2010-09-26T12:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 869341 2010-09-26T12:16:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21410 2025-08-14T03:34:04.656463 application/rdf+xml 23188 2025-08-14T03:33:10.406215 image/jpeg 4684 2025-08-14T03:33:10.055222 image/jpeg 322152 2010-09-26T12:19:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 9721663 2010-09-26T12:19:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 321392 2010-09-26T12:19:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 9856124 2025-08-14T03:33:05.808266 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia