Du Fay, CFde (English spelling) DuFayCFde

Japanese: Du Fay,C.F.de(英語表記)DuFayCFde
Du Fay, CFde (English spelling) DuFayCFde

…This was an important discovery that not only distinguished between conductors and non-conductors, but also established the basis for the later theory of electric fluids by bringing about the recognition that electricity could flow. In 1633, the Frenchman Charles François de Cisternay Du Fay (1698-1739) discovered that there were two types of electricity. At the time, all electricity was obtained through friction, so he named the electricity generated by rubbing glass "glass electricity" and the electricity generated by rubbing resin "resin electricity." …

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Japanese:

…これは導体と不導体の区別を見いだしただけでなく,電気が流動しうるものであるとの認識をもたらすことによって,後の電気流体説の基礎をきずいた重要な発見であった。33年にフランスのデュ・フェーCharles François de Cisternay Du Fay(1698‐1739)が電気に2種類あることを発見した。当時,電気はすべて摩擦によって得ていたから,ガラスを摩擦したときに生ずる電気を〈ガラス電気〉,樹脂を摩擦したときに生ずる電気を〈樹脂電気〉と名付けた。…

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