Dr William Gilbert of St John's publishes his'De Magnete ', a scientific work fundamental to the development of navigation and map making. 圣约翰学院的威廉·吉尔伯特博士发表了他的《磁论》,这是一本对于导航以及地图制作起重要作用的著作。
Songwriter William Gilbert, in the musical "Princess Ida", wrote:" Darwinian man, though well-behaved, at best is only a monkey shaved. " 剧作家威廉·吉尔伯特在歌剧《艾达公主》中写道:“达尔文派的人虽然乖巧,但充其量只是一只剃掉毛的猴子。”
( Among) the missionaries, Ferdinand Verbiest's theory of compass was the most systematic one, but it is still confined to ancient science and actually not the magnetic theory of William Gilbert. 在传教士中,南怀仁的指南针理论最为系统,但他的理论仍然局限在古代科学的范围,并非吉尔伯特的磁学理论。