William Gilbert, and Terrestial Magnetism in the
Silvanus Phillips Thompson’s book, Terrestrial Magnetism in the Time of Queen Elizabeth, examines the work of William Gilbert, a sixteenth-century English physician and scientist. Gilbert was the first to systematically study the Earth’s magnetic field and its effects on navigation. He wrote the first book on the subject, De Magnete, which was published in 1600. Thompson’s book looks at Gilbert’s work in detail, exploring his theories and experiments. He examines the impact of Gilbert’s work on the development of navigation and the science of magnetism. He also looks at the influence of Gilbert’s work on later scientists, such as Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke. Thompson’s book is an important contribution to the history of science. It provides an in-depth look at the work of one of the most influential scientists of the early modern period. It is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of science and the development of navigation.
By Silvanus Phillips Thompson · First published 1903 · Genre: Biography, History, Science · 3,592 words
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William Gilbert, the father of electrical science, was born in Colchester in 1540. Educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he took his degree as Doctor of Medicine in 1569, he settled, after four years of foreign travel, in London in 1573, and was admitted to the Royal College of Physicians, of which he became Censor, Treasurer, and, in 1599, President. He was in February, 1601, appointed personal Physician to the Queen, whom he attended in her last illness. He came of a well-known East Anglian family, and held extensive landed estates in Essex and Suffolk. He survived the Queen only eight months, dying November 30th, 1603.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Silvanus Phillips Thompson
- Date: 1903 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, History, Science, Non-Fiction
- Length: 3,592 words
- Structure: 1 section, 11 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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- Biography — The book is about the life of William Gilbert, a scientist in the time of Queen Elizabeth.
- History — The book focuses on the history of terrestial magnetism in the time of Queen Elizabeth.
- Science — The book focuses on the scientific study of terrestial magnetism.
- Non-Fiction — The book is a non-fiction work about the life and scientific study of William Gilbert.
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