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THE uncertainty as to the charges arising on insulating solids when rubbed together has ever provided perplexities for the investigator and pitfalls for the lecturer. I have shown in previous papers (Proc. Phys. Soc., 1915, and Proc. Roy. Soc., 1917 and 1926) that a clean solid, say glass, may have entirely different qualities according to the previous treatment of the surface. Ordinary dirt, adsorbed films, temperature change, and, in particular, strain left on the surface by the rough pressure of other solids, are variables which vitally influence surface electrification.
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SHAW, P. The Electrical Charges from Like Solids. Nature 118, 659–660 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118659c0
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