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Quotation from On the Magnet (De Magnete) by William Gilbert
“But to you alone, true philosophizers, honest men, who seek knowledge not from books only but from things themselves, have I addressed these magnetical principles in this new sort of Philosophizing.”
On the Magnet (De Magnete), Preface to the Candid Reader, trans. Silvanus P. Thompson and the Gilbert Club
Gilbert addresses his book to readers who test claims against nature.
Citation: "But to you alone, true philosophizers, honest men, who seek knowledge not from books only but from things themselves, have I addressed these magnetical principles in this new sort of Philosophizing." — William Gilbert, On the Magnet (De Magnete), Preface to the Candid Reader, trans. Silvanus P. Thompson and the Gilbert Club. (id gilbert-de-magnete-q1)
Portrait: William Gilbert, Unknown artist, Public domain.
