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Multilevel · Part 3 · Multilevel Practice Test 23
William Gilbert and Magnetism: Reading answers
Answers to questions 15–20 (6 in all), each with why it is right.
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1 The 16th and 17th centuries saw two great pioneers of modern science: Galileo and Gilbert. Gilbert was the first modern scientist, also the accredited father of the science of electricity and magnetism.
2 Gilbert's birth pre-dated Galileo. Born in an eminent local family in Colchester County in the UK, on May 24, 1544, he went to grammar school, and then studied medicine at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1573.
3 He was a very successful and eminent doctor. This culminated in his election to the president of the Royal Science Society. He was also appointed personal physician to the Queen (Elizabeth I), and later knighted by the Queen.
4 Gilbert was first interested in…
Answers 15–20
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D: A pair of founders of contemporary science Matching headings
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A: Early years of Gilbert Matching headings
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E: Professional and social recognition Matching headings
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G: His change of focus Matching headings
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H: His discovery about magnetism Matching headings
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B: The soul of the earth Matching headings
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