Вопрос № 1072229 - Английский язык

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The American inventor Thomas Edison lived and worked in the United States all his life. He was the most productive inventor ever. During his lifetime, he patented 1,093 different inventions, including the incandescent electric lamp, the motion-picture projector, and the phonograph. He also set up the first industrial research laboratory. Edison had a slow start in life. He was expelled from school because people did not realize that he was deaf, thinking instead that he was unable to learn. His mother taught him at home, where he had built his own laboratory by the time he was 10 years old.
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Thomas Edison was expelled from school because people did not realize that he was …

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One day, Nicola Tesla had a vision of a whole new type of electric power system. Tesla went to work as an engineer for the Continental Edison Company. While he was there, he built the first model of his motor. But the people at the company weren’t interested in it. Tesla decided to go to the United States to talk to the great inventor Thomas Edison.
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Why did Tesla decide to go to the United States?

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Any measurements – for example, of temperature, distance, time or weight – are based on units. A unit is a fixed quantity. In ancient times, body parts were used to measure length. The Greeks used the finger as a basic unit of length, with 16 fingers equaling one foot. Measurement of weight was originally based on how much a man could lift. These imprecise measurements developed into a system of common units.
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In the 4-th century BC in Greece, there were only a few schools, and none taught science. It was left to philosophers to come up with logical explanations of the world. Aristotle studied under the famous philosopher Plato, who regarded thought or the idea as the basis of all knowledge. Aristotle later decided that theories about the world must be based on the close study and classification of nature. Aristotle catalogued the known species of animals and plants, believing they were made of four elements: earth, water, fire, and air. He also believed that a fifth element, ether, surrounded the Earth.
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Aristotle studied under the famous philosopher Plato, who regarded thought or the idea as the basis of …

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1_______
Dear Mr Owen,
We acknowledge receipt of your letter of September 5, this year, from which we have learned that you make a claim on us for the sum of 450 dollars for the delay in submitting the technical documentation under Contract No 8.
We have carefully studied your claim and must inform you that the delay in submitting the technical documentation occurred through no fault of ours. 2_______ that Article 6 of the above contract provides for the submission of the technical documentation within three months after you open an irrevocable letter of credit in our favor with the bank. You undertook to open the letter of credit before June 5, this year; it was actually opened by you on July 25, i.e. more than a month overdue.
Thus, you have infringed the contract in respect of terms of payment, which has caused the delay in submitting 3_______ and consequently you cannot hold us responsible and claim damages.
Yours faithfully,
4_______

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29 May, 2010
1_______,
With reference to our offer of 22nd May we regret that we have not had an order from you.
Naturally, our catalogue could only show the standard types of our wide range of Heaters and 2_______ that you could not find the model for which you were looking.
If you will give us exact details of requirements we will supplement our offer accordingly and will do our utmost to enable you to find what you want.
We are most anxious to serve you and 3_______.
Yours sincerely,
4_______