William Gilbert

The Discovery of Electricity (William Gilbert)

By 1600, William Gilbert was able to show that particles attracting lightweight objects could be obtained by rubbing a number of different "electrics," including diamonds, sapphires, opals, glass, sulfur, and sealing wax.

 

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