alleryThe discovery that rubbed amber attracts light objects is credited to:
AThales of Miletus
BEuclid of Athens
CPlato of Athens
DArchimedes of Syracuse
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Thales of Miletus
1. Amber rubbed with wool or silk attracts straw and paper bits.
2. A Greek thinker is credited with noticing this first.
3. That was Thales of Miletus.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Chapter 1, Electric Charges and Fields._
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