a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
[ Syn: gilbert , william gilbert , william s. gilbert , william schwenk gilbert , sir william gilbert ]
English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)
[ Syn: gilbert , william gilbert ]
English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
[ Syn: gilbert , humphrey gilbert , sir humphrey gilbert ]
United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)
[ Syn: gilbert , cass gilbert ]