n :  the cgs unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 5/(2p) or about 0.794 ampere-turn
 
Gilbert, William (1544-1603), British physician and physicist. Gilbert was the foremost scientist in Elizabethan England and was physician to the Queen. He was a notable early supporter of the Copernican view of the universe. In 1600 he published a major work on magnetism. Gilbert is regarded as the father of electrical studies.
 
 
 
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