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sirzikova
sirzikova
29.04.2020 20:26 •  Английский язык

Discovery of Pluto
Fill in the blanks with the proper words given before the text: carry, constellation, dim, discovered, distant, existence, force, initiated, orbit, search, visible
Pluto was the third planet
to be (1) ___, as opposed to the six planets that had been (2)___ in the sky to the naked eye since ancient times. Its (3)___ had been postulated on the basis of apparent perturbations of the motions of Uranus and Neptune, which suggested that a more (4)___ planet was gravitationally disturbing the two then outermost planets. It is now known that these perturbations were spurious; Pluto’s small mass could not have produced a gravitational (5)___ strong enough to be the source of the peculiar motions. Thus, the discovery was a remarkable coincidence attributable to careful observations rather than to accurate calculations.
The (6)___ for the expected ninth planet was supported most actively at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff in the early 20th century. It was (7)___ by the founder of the observatory, Percival Lowell, an American astronomer who had achieved notoriety through his highly publicized claims of canal sightings on Mars.
After two unsuccessful attempts to find the planet prior to Lowell’s death in 1916, an astronomical camera with a 13-inch objective was built specifically for this purpose in 1929, and a young amateur astronomer, Clyde Tombaugh, was hired to (8)___ out the planetary search. Less than one year after he began his work, on February 19, 1930, Tomabaugh found Pluto in the (9)___ Gemini. The new planet appeared as a (10)___ “star” that slowly changed its position against the fixed background stars as it pursued its 248-year (11)___ around the Sun.

The Discovery of America
In the 15th century people knew only three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. They knew nothing about such a big continent as America. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
He was the man who was thought to be the discoverer of America. He was born in 1451 in Italy. His father and both grandfathers were cloth makers. Columbus was a seaman and made many sea voyages.
Most people in Columbus's days thought that the earth was flat and they did not believe that beyond the Atlantic Ocean lay India. In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain gave him money to go to India. He decided to sail west as he was sure that our planet was round. There were 3 caravels: the Santa Maria, the Nina and the Pinta. After sailing 4000 miles (they were sailing for more than two months) he reached some land.
The crew saw something like a white cliff and cried out: "Tierra! Tierra!". Columbus thought 'that it must be India but it was not. It was a new land — a new continent. It was America. Columbus was certain that the lands he discovered were part of India, and he called these islands the West Indies. The people living there have been called Indians since then, though they have nothing in common with the real Indians – inhabitants of India. People began to speak about the land as "The new World".
European people came to the New World for many reasons. Some hoped to find gold and silver. Priests and missionaries came to bring the Christian religion to the Indians. Among those who came for freedom was a small group of English people called Pilgrims. They wanted to start a new life and to have no religious problems they had in England.
In 1620 on the ship "Mayflower" they landed in the north-east of America. They set up a colony and called that part of the country "New England".
Answer the questions:
1. Who discovered America?
2. King and Queen of what country gave Columbus money for voyage?
3. How many caravelas were there?
4. How did Columbus name the land he had reached?
5. What reasons did European come to New Land for?
6. What do you know about Pilgrims?

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natik2005
natik2005
19.02.2023 12:11
Hello! Let me introduce myself to you. I’m Alexander, Alex for short. I live in Moscow. I’m a student of the 9th grade. We are a family of four: my mother, my father, my elder brother and me. We live in a block of flats on the 11th floor. There are three rooms in our flat and we have all modern conveniences. I share a room with my elder brother. My brother is a student of Moscow University. We are close friends. I discuss everything with him and we don’t have any secrets from each other. We get on very well. Sometimes I even borrow his clothes and he never gets annoyed. We don’t feel competitive, 
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Ванёк20061
Ванёк20061
11.11.2020 08:54

Конфуций был одним из величайших духовных учителей всех времен. Он жил в Китае около пятисот лет до рождества Христова. Конфуций изучал древние китайские письмена, из которых он почерпнул некоторые идеи. Они казались важными для развития прекрасной личности. Впоследствии он обучал этим идеям князей и студентов всех возрастов, которые приходили к нему за обучением. Правила, записанные им 2400 лет назад, до сих пор используются. Например, его золотым правилом было: "Не делай другому того, чего не пожелаешь себе". Он пытался заинтересовать людей идеалами любви, открытости и морального поведения. Конфуций верил, что человек по своей природе добр и может жить в гармонии с другими.

Китайское имя Конфуция - Кун-Фу-це. В возрасте 22 лет, через три года после женитьбы, Концуфий начал обучать людей счастливой жизни. Среди других людей, он обучал ряд китайских князей. Конфуций не считал себя богом. Фактически, его учения не были о религии или о том, что происходит с нами после смерти. В течение пятисот лет после его смерти его учения стали философией всей страны. Когда появился буддизм, об учениях Конфуция практически позабыли, но потом о них вновь вспомнили. Можно сказать, что даже сегодня идеи Конфуция важны для людей.

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