Gilbert
['ɡilbət]
Definition
(noun.) United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934).
(noun.) English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583).
(noun.) English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603).
(noun.) a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911).
(noun.) a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
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Examples
- It has been said that electrical science began with the labours of Dr. Gilbert, published in 1600. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It is not without significance that both Gilbert and Harvey had spent years in Italy, where, as we have implied, the experimental method of scientific research was early developed. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In the year 1600, Gilbert, an English physician, enlarged considerably the catalogue of substances which have the property of attracting light bodies. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This conjecture is the more probable, since Galileo, like Harvey and Gilbert, had been trained in the s tudy of medicine. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Among the earlier names, that of Dr. Gilbert (1540-1603), of Colchester, is pre-eminent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mrs. Gilbert does not mean to dance, but there is a young lady disengaged whom I should be very glad to see dancingMiss Smith. Jane Austen. Emma.
- In 1600 appeared the father of modern electricity--Dr. Gilbert of Colchester, physician to Queen Elizabeth. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It was, says Gilbert Murray, a way of arriving at a decision in a case when political feeling was so divided as to threaten a deadlock. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But let Professor Gilbert Murray speak upon this matter. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Gilbert Tennent, came to me with a request that I would assist him in procuring a subscription for erecting a new meeting-house. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It is perhaps no accident that two of the greatest classical scholars in England--Gilbert Murray and Alfred Zimmern--are political radicals. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Roger Bacon had preached experiment, Gilbert was one of the first to practise it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When the Oldest Men in the tribe could not tell you the right thing to do, says Gilbert Murray, you went to the blessed dead. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I suspect, says Professor Gilbert Murray, that this sort of travel 'for Historie' or 'for discovery' was rather a Greek invention. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Gilbert would have danced the other evening, if she had been asked. Jane Austen. Emma.
- And there will be the two Gilberts, young Cox, my father, and myself, besides Mr. Knightley. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Why did not you ask the Gilberts to come to us today? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
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