2006-10-02 21:59:30 · 2 answers · asked by chihiroplay 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
An English scientist and physician to Queen Elizabeth. Gilbert, also known as William of Colchester, performed important early studies of electricity and magnetism. He was the founder of the modern sciences of electricity and magnetism. In his famous book "De Magnete" (1600), he was the first to describe the earth's magnetic field and to assume the relationship between electricity and magnetism. He introduced the term electricity. Gilbert was among the first to divide substances into electrics (spar, glass, amber) and nonelectrics.
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2006-10-02 22:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by jaaduforu 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The same way that any scientist does: Long and painstaking measurements, meticulous record keeping, and fitting observable phenomonae against a theoretical model.
It's called the 'Scientific Method' âº
Doug
2006-10-03 05:09:08 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋