De Magnete
Title page of 1628 edition | |
| Author | William Gilbert |
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| Original title | De Magnete, Magneticisque Corporibus, et de Magno Magnete Tellure |
| Language | Latin |
| Subject | Magnetism |
| Publisher | Peter Short |
Publication date | 1600 |
De Magnete, Magneticisque Corporibus, et de Magno Magnete Tellure (On the Magnet and Magnetic Bodies, and on That Great Magnet the Earth) is a scientific work published in 1600 by the English physician and scientist William Gilbert. A highly influential and successful book, it exerted an immediate influence on many contemporary writers, including Francis Godwin and Mark Ridley.