Samuel Gellibrand (1614–1675) was a

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bookseller active in the seventeenth century. He was the son of the physician Henry Gellibrand (1568–1615)Henry Plomer (1907) A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667 and Mary Faversham. He had four brothers: Henry, John, Edward, and Thomas.

Henry Gellibrand Henry Gellibrand (1597–1637) was an English mathematician. He is known for his work on the Earth's magnetic field. He discovered that magnetic declination – the angle of dip of a compass needle – is not constant but changes over time. He ...

, his brother, was a mathematician who was appointed

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. Samuel was apprenticed to Henry Featherstone from 1630 to 1637. He set up business at the sign of the

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, London.

Notable books published by Samuel Gellibrand

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gellibrand, Samuel English booksellers 1614 births 1675 deaths