Номер 2, страница 77, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

A. During his college years, Isaac Newton was more interested in the concepts of modern astronomers and thinkers such as Kepler, Galileo and Copernicus than what was taught in the college curriculum – the teaching based on Aristotle’s ideas.

B. After obtaining his degree, Newton spent two years studying at home as a precaution against the Great Plague. During these years, he began developing theories on the law of gravitation, optics and calculus.

C. The story of a falling apple that inspired Newton’s theory of gravitation is actually popularised by the famous author Voltaire.

D. Sir Isaac [ˈʌɪzək] Newton wrote more about religion and the Bible than about astronomy, mathematics and physics. He studied the Bible mainly to extract scientific information. In 1704, Newton wrote a manuscript which contained different scientific notes based on the Holy Bible. One of his most fascinating observations in the manuscript was that the Earth will end in 2060.

E. One of the key mathematical achievements of Newton was the development of infinitesimal ([ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtesɪməl] – бесконечно малый; стремящийся к нулю / бясконца малы; які імкнецца да нуля) calculus. The calculus was also the centre point of an intellectual battle between him and another mathematician Gottfried Leibniz over who had been the first to develop the method. He accused Leibniz of plagiarism and a report was issued by the Royal Society to prove this. The report concluded that Newton was the true inventor of the calculus. Later, it was found that Newton himself wrote the concluding comments. Most modern historians and scientists believe that Leibniz did not plagiarise Newton’s works.

F. The Newtonian telescope, a type of reflective telescope was developed by Newton in 1668. It was the first functional telescope in the history of reflective telescopes. Today, this type of telescope is quite popular among amateur astronomers.

G. At first, young Newton did not do very well at school. One day, he was beaten by a school bully in his class. Enraged, he challenged that boy in a fight and won. But young Newton was still not satisfied with this, he wanted to teach him a lesson in the academic field, and so he focused more on his studies. This was an important moment in Newton’s life as it set the foundation for his future academic success and historic discoveries.

H. In 1665, Sir Isaac Newton began working on a theory that white light is a combination of different colours through his popular “prism” experiment. He published his observations on the spectrum of light in 1704.

I. Isaac Newton was known for his deep interest in Alchemy. He wrote about 169 books dealing with this mysterious science. He also experimented with various elements like lead [led] and mercury, because he wanted to find the Philosopher’s Stone and the Elixir of Life. During his experiments, he suffered from lead poisoning!

J. Newton was knighted by Queen Anne in Cambridge, which earned him the title “Sir”. However, he was honoured knighthood not for his scientific achievements but for his dedicated service for the Mint (монетный двор / манетны двор) and for his political activities.

b. Compare your grouping with your classmate’s. Do you agree with each other? Compare with the class.

2. a. Прочитайте факты об Исааке Ньютоне и распределите их по двум группам. 1. научные достижения 2. интересные факты

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