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	Gilbert, William (Wil\|liam Gil\|bert) Pronunciation: /ˈgɪlbət/ (1544–1603), English physician and physicist. He discovered how to make magnets, and coined the term magnetic pole. His book De Magnete (1600) is an important early work on physics.		Search results in the dictionary William Gilbert Grace in Grace, W. G. William Schwenck Gilbert in Gilbert, Sir W. S. More results » More words in this category Anaximander Galileo Galilei Strabo Nearby Words gigue Gijón Gila monster Gila River Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gilbert Islands Gilbert, Cass Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Sir W. S. Gilbert, William Gilbertese gild ¹ gild ² gilded cage gilded youth gilding gilet gilgai Gilgamesh