![William Gilbert, De magnete (London: Peter Short, 1600). | St John's College, University of Cambridge William Gilbert, De magnete (London: Peter Short, 1600). | St John's College, University of Cambridge](https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/images/library/special_collections/magnet2.jpg)
William Gilbert, De magnete (London: Peter Short, 1600). | St John's College, University of Cambridge
![The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors, by W. James King. The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors, by W. James King.](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31999/31999-h/images/title.jpg)
The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors, by W. James King.
1600 William Gilbert De Magnete : William Gilbert; Gvilielmi Gilberti : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
![De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure; Physiologia nova, plurimis & argumentis, & experimentis demonstrata | William GILBERT | 1st Edition De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure; Physiologia nova, plurimis & argumentis, & experimentis demonstrata | William GILBERT | 1st Edition](https://milestone-books-de.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/003286_01.jpg?auto=webp&v=1614788566)
De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure; Physiologia nova, plurimis & argumentis, & experimentis demonstrata | William GILBERT | 1st Edition
![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.
![The Magnetic Attraction of William Gilbert, pioneer of geomagnetism | Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press The Magnetic Attraction of William Gilbert, pioneer of geomagnetism | Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press](http://www.cambridgeblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Figure-4.4-de-magnete-page-155-462x290.jpg)
The Magnetic Attraction of William Gilbert, pioneer of geomagnetism | Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press
![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)