William Gilbert

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1) De Magnete

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English

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Much of modern science is based upon the theories and discoveries of William Gilbert, the brilliant English physician and physicist who was the first great experimental scientist. Gilbert was the first to use the word "electricity," to recognize mass as distinct from weight, to discover the effect of heat upon magnetic bodies, to differentiate clearly between static electricity and magnetism, and to explain phenomena of terrestrial magnetism in terms...

2) The Mikado

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Gilbert, William Schwenck

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English

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A lighthearted burlesque of Victorian English culture and the vagaries of love, The Mikado offers an ideal matching of William Schwenck Gilbert's elegant comedic gifts with Arthur Sullivan's agile and refined musicianship. The tale unfolds amid a fanciful version of Japanese society, in which a wandering minstrel has the misfortune to fall in love with the beautiful ward of the Lord High Executioner of Titipu. The sparkling lyrics and witty dialogue...

3) On the loadstone and magnetic bodies; Galilei: concerning the two new sciences; Harvey: on the motion of the heart and blood in animals - On the circulation of the blood - On...

Author

Gilbert, William

Series

Great books of the Western world volume 30

Pub. Date

[1955, c1952]

Language

English

4) The works of Sir William Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan

Author

Gilbert, William

Pub. Date

[date of publication not identified]

Language

English

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Collection of plays by the team Gilbert and Sullivan.

5) On the loadstone and magnetic bodies

Author

Gilbert, William

Series

Great books of the Western world volume 28

Language

English

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Concerning the two new sciences by Galileo Galilei / On the motion of the heart and blood in animals / On the circulation of the blood / On the generation of animals by William Harvey.

6) The story of the Mikado

Author

Gilbert, William S

Pub. Date

1921

Language

English

7) Simulator study of the effectiveness of an automatic control system designed to improve the high-angle-of-attack characteristics of a fighter airplane

Author

Gilbert, William P

Series

NASA technical note volume NASA TN D-8176

Pub. Date

1976.

Language

English

8) On the loadstone and magnetic bodies

Author

Gilbert, William

Series

Great books of the Western world volume 26

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

9) On the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies - Gilbert: Concerning the Two New Sciences - Galilei /On the Circulation of the Blood - HarveyOn the Generation of Animals - Harvey

Author

Gilbert, William Harvey, William

Series

Great books of the Western world

Pub. Date

1952.

Language

English

10) Great books of the Western World

Pub. Date

[1952]

Language

English

11) Effects of fuselage forebody geometry on low-speed lateral-directional characteristics of twin-tail fighter model at high angles of attack

Author

Carr, Peter C

Series

NASA technical paper

Pub. Date

1979.

Language

English

12) The complete plays of Gilbert and Sullivan

Author

Gilbert, W. S.,Sir, 1836-1911 & Sullivan, Arthur Seymour, Sir, 1842-1900

Series

The Modern library of the world's best books

Pub. Date

1953.

Language

English

13) ON THE LOADSTONE AND MAGNETIC BODIES

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GREAT BOOKS

Pub. Date

1978.

Language

English

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THE THOUGHT AND WORKS OF WILLIAM GILBERT, GALILEO GALILEI, AND WILLIAM HARVEY, COLLECTED AS PART OF THE GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD SERIES. THE DARK GREEN SPINE INDICATES MATHEMATICS & SCIENCES.