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Download or read book William Gilbert and Terrestrial Magnetism in the Time of Queen Elizabeth written by Silvanus Philipp Thompson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from William Gilbert, and Terrestrial Magnetism in the Time of Queen Elizabeth: A Discourse At the time when fieering by the compafs was introduced into navigation, the compafs pointed in Middle Europe {0 nearly truly to the north that with the rough infirumental appliances at hand its deviation from the true north was feldom noticed, or if noticed afcribed to fome error in the fetting of the needle. Later the compafs-makers began to fet their needles ightly alkew beneath the card, according to the variation in the place of origin. Norman (1 58 I) f'rates that thofe ufed in the Levant, made in Sicily, Genoa, or Venice, had the needles firaight, while thofe ufed in Denmark and Flanders had them fet at three-quarters of a point, or a whole point, to the eafiward; while thofe made in Spain, Portugal, France, and England, had the needles fet half a point to the call. Thofe for Ru ia were fet at three feconds of a point. Gilbert de nounced thefe devices as tending to obfcure the true faets. Gradually it became recognized, probably after the voyage of Columbus, when the mani fef't change in the declination of the needle nearly caufed mutiny of the failors, that the direetion of the needle differs at different places; and ac cordingly navigators began to collect data. The record of the voyage of Columbus i'tates that dur. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Download or read book William Gilbert and Terrestial Magnetism in the Time of Queen Elizabeth written by Silvanus P. Thompson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into the fascinating world of terrestrial magnetism with Silvanus P. Thompson's discourse on William Gilbert. This book sheds light on the groundbreaking contributions of Gilbert, a prominent figure in the realm of physics during the Elizabethan era. Thompson's meticulous research and engaging narrative style bring to life the scientific achievements and discoveries of this pioneering physicist, offering readers a deep insight into the history of magnetism.
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