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History of timekeeping devices.
For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track
of time (timekeeping or timing). The current sexagesimal system of
time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC from the Sumerians.
The Egyptians divided the day into two 12-hour periods, and used
large obelisks to track the movement of the sun. They also developed water
clocks, which were probably first used in the Precinct of Amun-Re, and later
outside Egypt as well; they were employed frequently by Persians and
the Ancient Greeks, who called them clepsydrae. The Zhou dynasty is believed
to have used the outflow water clock around the same time, devices which
were introduced from Mesopotamia as early as 2000 BC.
Other ancient timekeeping devices include the candle clock, used in ancient
China, ancient Japan, England and Mesopotamia; the timestick, widely used
in Persia, India and Tibet, as well as some parts of Europe; and the hourglass,
which functioned similarly to a water clock. The sundial, another early clock,
relles on shadows to provide a good estimate of the hour on a sunny day. It is
not so useful in cloudy wentho
The invention that swept the world and changed leisure habits for countless millions was pioneered by Scottish-born electrical engineer John Logie Baird. It had been realised for some time that light could be converted into electrical impulses, making it possible to transmit such impulses over a distance and then reconvert them into light.
Motor Car (Late 19th Century)
With television, the car is probably the most widely used and most useful of all leisure-inspired inventions. German engineer Karl Benz produced the first petroldriven car in 1885 and the British motor industry started in 1896. Henry Ford was the first to use assembly line production for his Model Т car in 1908. Like them or hate them, cars have given people great freedom of travel.
Electricity
The name came from the Greek word for amber and was coined by Elizabeth I's physician William Gilbert who was among those who noticed that amber had the power to attract light objects after being rubbed. In the 19th century such great names as Michael Faraday, Humphry Davy, Alessandro Volta and Andre Marie Ampere all did vital work on electricity.
Photography (Early 19th Century)
Leonardo da Vinci had described the camera obscura photographic principle as early as 1515. But it was not until 1835 that Frenchman Louis Daguerre produced camera photography. The system was gradually refined over the years, to the joy of happy snappers and the despair of those who had to wade through friends' endless holiday pictures.
Telephone (1876)
Edinburgh-born scientist Alexander Graham Bell patented his invention of the telephone in 1876. The following year, the great American inventor Thomas Edison produced the first working telephone. With telephones soon becoming rapidly available, the days of letter-writing became numbered.
Computer (20th Century)
The computer has been another life-transforming invention. British mathematician Charles Babbage designed a form of computer in the mid-1830s, but it was not until more than a century later that theory was put into practice. Now, a whole generation has grown up with calculators, windows, icons, computer games and word processors, and the Internet and e-mail have transformed communication and information.
Aeroplane
The plane was the invention that helped shrink the world and brought distant lands within easy reach of ordinary people. The invention of the petrol engine made flight feasible and the American Wright brothers made the first flight in 1903.
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Almond – миндалевидные.Round – круглые.Asian/upturned – азиатские (приподнятые уголки).Downturned – опущенные уголки.Close-set – широко посаженные.Wide-set – близко посаженные.Hooded – с нависающими веками.Deep-set – глубоко посаженные.Protruding – выпуклые.
Форма лица
Oval – овальная.Round – круглая.Long – продолговатая.
ФигураSlender – стройный.Petite – изящный, маленького роста.Overweight – с избыточным весом.Plump – полный.Athletic – атлетического телосложения.Skinny – худощавый.Of medium build – среднего телосложения.