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described his experiments and his rejection of ancient theories of magnetism. Gilbert nevertheless acknowledged his debt to Peter of Maricourt and incorporated this 13th-century scientist's experiments on magnetism into his own treatise.

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Further reading

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External links

* From the Collections at the Library of Congress.
* On the Magnet, Magnetick Bodies Also, and on the Great Magnet The Earth,

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