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De Magnete, the Glossary

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.^[1]

26 relations: Amber, Axial precession, Connections (British TV series), Copernican heliocentrism, Dip circle, Earth's magnetic field, Earth's rotation, Ecliptic, Francis Godwin, Gravity, Heraclides Ponticus, James Burke (science historian), Latitude, Lodestone, Magnetic declination, Magnetic dip, Magnetism, Mark Ridley (physician), Perpetual motion, Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, Primum Mobile, Project Gutenberg, Static electricity, Terrella, Versorium, William Gilbert (physicist).
1600 books
Historical physics publications

Amber

Amber is fossilized tree resin.

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Axial precession

In astronomy, axial precession is a gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis.

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Connections (British TV series)

Connections is a science education television series created, written, and presented by British science historian James Burke.

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Copernican heliocentrism

Copernican heliocentrism is the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543.

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Dip circle

Dip circles (also dip needles) are used to measure the angle between the horizon and the Earth's magnetic field (the dip angle). De Magnete and dip circle are Geomagnetism.

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Earth's magnetic field

Earth's magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field, is the magnetic field that extends from Earth's interior out into space, where it interacts with the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun. De Magnete and Earth's magnetic field are Geomagnetism.

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Earth's rotation

Earth's rotation or Earth's spin is the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis, as well as changes in the orientation of the rotation axis in space.

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Ecliptic

The ecliptic or ecliptic plane is the orbital plane of Earth around the Sun.

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Francis Godwin

Francis Godwin (1562–1633) was an English historian, science fiction author, divine, Bishop of Llandaff and of Hereford.

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Gravity

In physics, gravity is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things that have mass.

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Heraclides Ponticus

Heraclides Ponticus (Ἡρακλείδης ὁ Ποντικός Herakleides; c. 390 BC – c. 310 BC) was a Greek philosopher and astronomer who was born in Heraclea Pontica, now Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey, and migrated to Athens.

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James Burke (science historian)

James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer.

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Latitude

In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body.

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Lodestone

Lodestones are naturally magnetized pieces of the mineral magnetite.

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Magnetic declination

Magnetic declination (also called magnetic variation) is the angle between magnetic north and true north at a particular location on the Earth's surface. De Magnete and magnetic declination are Geomagnetism.

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Magnetic dip

Magnetic dip, dip angle, or magnetic inclination is the angle made with the horizontal by Earth's magnetic field lines. De Magnete and magnetic dip are Geomagnetism.

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Magnetism

Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that occur through a magnetic field, which allows objects to attract or repel each other.

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Mark Ridley (physician)

Dr Mark Ridley (1560 – c. 1624) was an English physician and lexicographer, born in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, to Lancelot Ridley.

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Perpetual motion

Perpetual motion is the motion of bodies that continues forever in an unperturbed system.

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Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt

Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (Latin), Pierre Pelerin de Maricourt (French), or Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt (fl. 1269), was a French mathematician, physicist, and writer who conducted experiments on magnetism and wrote the first extant treatise describing the properties of magnets.

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Primum Mobile

In classical, medieval, and Renaissance astronomy, the Primum Mobile (Latin: "first movable") was the outermost moving sphere in the geocentric model of the universe.

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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library.

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Static electricity

Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material.

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Terrella

A terrella (little earth) is a small magnetised model ball representing the Earth, that is thought to have been invented by the English physician William Gilbert while investigating magnetism, and further developed 300 years later by the Norwegian scientist and explorer Kristian Birkeland, while investigating the aurora.

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Versorium

The versorium (Latin word for "turn around") was the first electroscope, the first instrument that could detect the presence of static electric charge.

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William Gilbert (physicist)

William Gilbert (24 May 1544? – 30 November 1603), also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Magnete

Also known as De magnete, magneticisque corporibus.