Cambridge Scientific Minds
Contributors: Peter Harman (Editor); Simon Mitton (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780521786126
Subjects: History of science; Popular science; Science; Cambridge; Biography / Autobiography; University of Cambridge; Science/Mathematics; Scientists - General; History; Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology; Education-History; Science / History; Science-History; Scientists--England--Cambridge--Biography; Biography; England; Scientists
First sentence: The reputation of William Gilbert (1544-1603) as a great scientific mind traditionally rests on three foundations, all of which are evident in the only book he published, the seminal De Magnete [On the Loadstone] (London, 1600).