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Static Electricity Experiments
Static Electricity Experiments Static electricity was known to people more than 2500 years ago. The Greeks knew about the attractive property of the resin amber. They knew that by rubbing amber with cloth, it could be made to attract small feathers. The Greek name for amber was 'elektron'. After about a thousand years William Gilbert, the court physician in England grouped all substances like amber under the name 'electrics'. From this term we get the term 'electricity'. All of us are familiar with the term 'current'. It means flow. On the other hand, 'static' means at rest. Hence in 'static electricity', we study effects of electricity which is at rest.
Static Electricity Experiments
Static Electricity Experiments Static electricity was known to people more than 2500 years ago. The Greeks knew about the attractive property of the resin amber. They knew that by rubbing amber with cloth, it could be made to attract small feathers. The Greek name for amber was 'elektron'. After about a thousand years William Gilbert, the court physician in England grouped all substances like amber under the name 'electrics'. From this term we get the term 'electricity'. All of us are familiar with the term 'current'. It means flow. On the other hand, 'static' means at rest. Hence in 'static electricity', we study effects of electricity which is at rest.