a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments Gilbert, William 1544-1603 creator Thompson, Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips) 1851-1916 text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth" by William Gilbert is a scientific work published in 1600. Through experiments with his model Earth called the terrella, Gilbert explores magnetism and electricity, demonstrating how compass needles behave and why magnetic dip varies by latitude. He argues that Earth itself is a giant magnet, proposes magnetic explanations for astronomical phenomena, and boldly supports the Copernican view of Earth's rotation. This groundbreaking work established rigorous experimental methods while challenging ancient theories about the nature of magnetic and electrical forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Magnete Release date is 2010-09-26 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/)) Original publication data not identified Magnetism -- Early works to 1800 QC Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33810 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33810 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133754.0 33810