How Static Electricity Works

How did gold lead to the first rules of electricity? And, why is it ½ correct? What is correct and what was incorrect?  Well, I’ll tell you and along the way, I’ll talk about how static electricity works, why it doesn’t work on humid days, and why it often flows away and confuses us. 

Table of ContentsGray’s ArticleDu Fay’s DiscoveryExperimenting with Gold Why Electrical Experiments only work on Dry DaysWhy Du Fay was only 1/2 CorrectGray’s Article...