Sujet
William Gilbert, English physician, late 16th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
William Gilbert, English physician, late 16th century. Pictured with his hand resting on a globe. Gilbert established the magnetic nature of the Earth in De Magnete (1600) and conjectured that terrestrial magnetism and electricity were two allied emanations of a single force. The first to use the terms 'electricity', 'electric force' and 'electric attraction', he also pointed out that amber is not the only substance which attracts light objects when rubbed. The Gilbert force of magnetomotive power is named after him.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1570
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_064
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
7,0Mo (1,0Mo) / 11,8cm x 14,9cm / 1391 x 1756 (300dpi)