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William Gilbert, also known as Gilbard, (Colchester, England, 24 May 1544 – London, England, 30 November 1603) was an English physician and natural philosopher. He was an early Copernican, and passionately rejected both the prevailing Aristotelian philosophy and the Scholastic method of university teaching. He is remembered today largely for his book De Magnete (1601), [...]