De magnete, magneticissque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure; Physiologia nova, plurimis et argumentis, et experimentis demonstrata. London, Peter Short 1600. Fol. Mit Druckermarke, 1 Wappenholzschnitt und 87 figürlichen und schematischen Textholzschnitten u. 1 gefalt. Holzschn.-Tabelle. 8 Bl., 240 S. Mod. Ldr. im Stil d. Zt. mit Blindpräg. u. Rsch. (Etw. berieben, leicht bestoßen).

Horblit, 100 Books Famous in Science 41. Sparrow, Milestones of Science 85. Dibner, Heralds of Science 54. - Erste Ausgabe, von eminenter Seltenheit. Eines der bedeutendsten Bücher in der Geschichte der exakten Naturwissenschaften: Begründung der Elektrizitätslehre; Erkenntnis vom Magnetcharakter der Erde. - "Gilbert's experiments in magnetism, and his use of such terms as electric force' electric attraction', and magnetic pole', and the basis of the growth of the field of electricity. This book is considered the first great scientific work published in England" (Horblit). "Gilbert, physician to Eilzabeth I., gathered all known opinions relating to the magnet and put them to the fest of experiment, thereby being among the first to initiate the experimental method of science. He treated the attractive powers of magnets. Their orientation to the earth's poles, variation and declination, use in navigation and proposed that the earth itself was a lange magnet... He describes his electroscope, the properties of amber and other electrics and non-electrics". (Dibner). - Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt, tls. stockfleckig. Das le. Bl. mit kl. Wurmloch im w. Blattrand. - Mit hs. zeitgen. Marginalien u. mit eingebund. 2seit. hs. Bl. (möglicherweise Hs. des Verf.?). - Our copy with the eight ink corrections, thought to be in the hand of the author; there are a few contemporary notes in the margins and further notes in the same hand, referring to the text, are on an inserted leaf.

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