![Illustration from De Magnete by William Gilbert, published in 1600 showing a magnetic needle slanting at the dip angle when suspended in water with just enough buoyancy to keep it hovering. Magnetic Illustration from De Magnete by William Gilbert, published in 1600 showing a magnetic needle slanting at the dip angle when suspended in water with just enough buoyancy to keep it hovering. Magnetic](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G16ET0/illustration-from-de-magnete-by-william-gilbert-published-in-1600-G16ET0.jpg)
Illustration from De Magnete by William Gilbert, published in 1600 showing a magnetic needle slanting at the dip angle when suspended in water with just enough buoyancy to keep it hovering. Magnetic
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![Gilbert's experiment to demonstrate that two pieces of iron wire, A,B, placed near the pole, C, of a magnet, will have the same magnetism induced in them and so repel one another. Gilbert's experiment to demonstrate that two pieces of iron wire, A,B, placed near the pole, C, of a magnet, will have the same magnetism induced in them and so repel one another.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D96DD8/gilberts-experiment-to-demonstrate-that-two-pieces-of-iron-wire-ab-D96DD8.jpg)
Gilbert's experiment to demonstrate that two pieces of iron wire, A,B, placed near the pole, C, of a magnet, will have the same magnetism induced in them and so repel one another.
![GILBERT, William (1544-1603). De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure; Physiologia nova, plurimis & argumentis, & experimentis demonstrata. London: Peter Short, 1600. GILBERT, William (1544-1603). De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure; Physiologia nova, plurimis & argumentis, & experimentis demonstrata. London: Peter Short, 1600.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2015/CKS/2015_CKS_12114_0233_001(gilbert_william_de_magnete_magneticisque_corporibus_et_de_magno_magnet111348).jpg?mode=max)
GILBERT, William (1544-1603). De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure; Physiologia nova, plurimis & argumentis, & experimentis demonstrata. London: Peter Short, 1600.
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De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de mango magnete tellure; Physiologia nova, plurimis & argumentis, & experimentis demonstrate | William GILBERT | First edition
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