Electricity
If rubbed, the gem attracts lint. Amber was used to remove lint by the Phoenicians and Etruscans. Amber stores static electricity. Amber was called elektron by the ancient Greeks, which evolved into our English term "electricity. "
If rubbed, the gem attracts lint. Amber was used to remove lint by the Phoenicians and Etruscans. Amber stores static electricity. Amber was called elektron by the ancient Greeks, which evolved into our English term "electricity. "