Illustration from De Magnete by William Gilbert, 1600.
UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 13: Illustration showing an instrument for measuring declination, the angular deviation of a compass needle from due north. 'De Magnete' is an early work on magnetism by William Gilbert (1540-1603), published in 1600, subtitled, 'of magnets, magnetism and bodies, and of the magnetism of the Earth', containing 'many arguments and demonstrated experiments'. Gilbert (1544-1603) was an early investigator of magnetic and electrical phenomena and physician to Elizabeth I and James I. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
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