Re: Student question/trioboelectric series

["Bernard G. Cleyet & Nancy Ann Seese" <georgeann@REDSHIFT.COM>]

That's one of the problems with descriptive English.  My Webster's (1949) has in addition
to tribo-electricity, - fluorescence, and - luminescence.

bc

Incidentally the aforementioned Harnwell writes:  Wm Gilbert (16 Cent.) investigated
triboelectricity (paraphrased).  And BTW it literally translated is "rub amber."  Finally,
Harnwell points out that the position on the list is approximate as other factors
(temperature, humidity, etc.) are important

P. p.s.  After reading all of the thread -- What's wrong with microsoft and its ilk.

Joel Rauber wrote:

> > Since I do not find the word "triboelectric" either in Brittanica or
> > Webster's, I would ask the student what it was that he was referring
> > to.  Could it be that the subject is "triboluminescence"?
> >                                                 Regards,
> >                                                         Jack
>
> But it does appear in Physics textbooks, see e.g.
>
> Intermediate level
> Harnwell, Principles of Electricity and Magnetism
>
> Introductory Level
> Lea & Burke, Physics: The Nature of Things
>
> and others  (but it isn't ubiquitous in US Physics texts)