Nor for that do we care, since philosophizing, as we deemed, is for Much the more by far is it difficult to win and establish some authorityįor things new and unheard-of, in the face of all the opinions of all Light to the dark, grace to the despised, credibility to the doubtful so I know howĪrduous it is to give freshness to old things, lustre to the antiquated, Rejoice, and employ them to better uses, if ye shall be able. Which notably every philosophy flourisheth), which have been wrought outĪnd demonstrated by us with many pains and vigils and expenses. Nevertheless mark the great array of experiments and discoveries (by Not fit to assent to these self-same opinions and paradoxes, let them Magnetical principles in this new sort of Philosophizing. To you alone, true philosophizers, honest men, who seek knowledge notįrom books only but from things themselves, have I addressed these Idiots, grammatists, sophists, wranglers, and perverse little folk? But Opinions of other men, or are foolish corruptors of good arts, learned Pieces by the maledictions of those who are either already sworn to the Letters, and expose this noble philosophy, which seems new and incredibleīy reason of so many things hitherto unrevealed, to be damned and torn to Should I, I say, add aught further to this so-perturbed republick of Mathematicians and astrologers, neglect and despise men of learning: why Unreasoning men are intoxicated, and puffed up, rave and create literaryīroils, and while professing to be philosophers, physicians, Ocean of Books by which the minds of studious men are troubled andįatigued, through which very foolish productions the world and Through the ignorance of the ancients or the neglect of moderns, have There are opened the concealed and most secret things of the globe of theĮarth, and the causes are made known of those things which, either To light others that are more remarkable and at length in due order The greatest and most difficult by which the wit of man climbs above theįirmament: so our magnetical doctrine and science first sets forth inĬonvenient order the things which are less obscure from these there come AndĪs geometry ascends from sundry very small and very easy principles to Substance, upon magnetick principles and to reveal to men the earth (ourĬommon mother), and to point it out as if with the finger, by realĭemonstrations and by experiments manifestly apparent to the senses. Much from the things diligently observed, that we have attempted toĮxpound the interior parts of the terrene globe, and its native Unexpected properties came to light and our Philosophy hath grown so Idle or unfruitful since daily during our experimenting, new and Investigating the magnetical forces so wonderful indeed are they,Ĭompared with the forces of all other minerals, surpassing even the Obtained from mountain heights or ocean depths, or from the profoundestĬaverns and from hidden mines: we applied much prolonged labour on
Seen and thoroughly examined many of those things which have been ForĪfter we had, in order finally to learn the true substance of the globe, Penetrate, for the first time, into the innermost parts of the earth. Senses then to proceed with demonstrable magnetick experiments and so Of the earth which we can reach with our hands and perceive with our Understood, we have proposed to begin with the common magnetick, stony,Īnd iron material, and with magnetical bodies, and with the nearer parts Our common mother (the earth), hitherto quite unknown, and theĬonspicuous and exalted powers of this our globe, may be the better Philosophy: so, therefore, that the noble substance of that great magnet, Secrets, and in the investigation of the hidden causes of things, beingĪfforded by trustworthy experiments and by demonstrated arguments, thanīy the probable guesses and opinions of the ordinary professors of ON THE MAGNET, MAGNETICK BODIES ALSO, AND ON the great magnet the earth a new Physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments. VVILLIAM GILBERT OF COLCHESTER, PHYSICIAN OF LONDON. Produced by Curtis Weyant, Keith Edkins and the Onlineįile was produced from images generously made available *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ON THE MAGNET ***
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