1. William Gilbert
(May 24,1544 - November 30,1603)
His greatest accomplishment was the discovery of magnetism and electricity.

2. “Since the discovery of secret things and in the
investigation of hidden causes, stronger reasons
are obtained from sure experiments and
demonstrated arguments than from probable
conjectures and the opinions of philosophical
speculators of the common sort; therefore to the
end that the noble substance of that great
loadstone, our common mother (the earth), still
quite unknown, and also the forces extraordinary
and exalted of this globe may the better be
understood, we have decided first to begin with the
common stony and ferruginous matter, and
magnetic bodies, and the parts of the earth that we
may handle and may perceive with the senses; then
to proceed with plain magnetic experiments, and to
penetrate to the inner parts of the earth.”- William
Gilbert

3. William Gilbert was English.
He was born in Colchester,
England. He had a middle
class family. He later
attended St. John’s
College, Cambridge. After
getting his last degree, he
was a senior at his college
where he had his offices. In
the 1750’s,he set up a
medical practice in London
and became a member of
the Royal College of
Physicians and owned
many offices there. Later,
became president of the
college. He never got
married.

4. Contributions
He made the first clear distinction between
magnetic and the amber effect (Static
Electricity). He also published De Magnete.
A book that influenced scientists like Kepler,
Newton, and Galileo.

5. Pictures from his book ‘De
Magnete’ which stated that the
world’s a magnet.

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