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Quotation from On the Magnet (De Magnete) by William Gilbert
“The application of a loadstone for all sorts of headaches no more cures them (as some make out) than would an iron helmet or a steel cap.”
On the Magnet (De Magnete), Book I, Ch. XIV, trans. Silvanus P. Thompson and the Gilbert Club
From Gilbert's review of the medicinal properties claimed for the loadstone.
Citation: "The application of a loadstone for all sorts of headaches no more cures them (as some make out) than would an iron helmet or a steel cap." — William Gilbert, On the Magnet (De Magnete), Book I, Ch. XIV, trans. Silvanus P. Thompson and the Gilbert Club. (id gilbert-de-magnete-q4)
Portrait: William Gilbert, Unknown artist, Public domain.
