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Quotation from On the Magnet (De Magnete) by William Gilbert
“make yourself a versorium of any metal you like, three or four digits in length, resting rather lightly on its point of support after the manner of a magnetick needle”
On the Magnet (De Magnete), Book II, Ch. II, trans. Silvanus P. Thompson and the Gilbert Club
Gilbert's instructions for the pivoted needle with which he detects the attraction of rubbed amber and other electrics.
Citation: "make yourself a versorium of any metal you like, three or four digits in length, resting rather lightly on its point of support after the manner of a magnetick needle" — William Gilbert, On the Magnet (De Magnete), Book II, Ch. II, trans. Silvanus P. Thompson and the Gilbert Club. (id gilbert-de-magnete-q6)
Portrait: William Gilbert, Unknown artist, Public domain.
