Read this excerpt from Robert Stawell Ball’s Great Astronomers:
Though every child may now know more of the actual truths of the celestial motions than ever Ptolemy knew, yet the fact that his work exercised such an astonishing effect on the human intellect for some sixty generations, shows that it must have been an extraordinary production. We must look into the career of this wonderful man to discover wherein lay the secret of that marvellous success which made him the unchallenged instructor of the human race for such a protracted period.
Based on the context of the excerpt, what does the word protracted most clearly mean?
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English, 21.06.2019 14:30, deanazilyiah
Which historical detail can best clarify a reader’s understanding of the information in the excerpt? immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were separated from each other at work. immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were known to talk too much at work. immigrant factory workers had to pay rent for their chairs and the supplies they needed at work. immigrant factory workers were crowded into unsafe buildings with locked doors and fire escapes.
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English, 21.06.2019 16:00, syulerio8418
Which sentence uses the past tense of to study correctly? a. mark is studying for his math test with margie. b. mark will study for his math test with margie. c. mark studied for his math test with margie.
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English, 22.06.2019 04:20, yuluvk
Which statement best explains the relationship between the gothic genre and the characterization in the passage? o the characterization of mr. hyde contrasts with the gloomy setting that is typical of gothic fiction. o the characterization of mr. hyde reflects the preoccupation with confined spaces in gothic fiction the characterization of mr. hyde create the cheerful mood that is typical of gothic fiction. the characterization of mr. hyde reflects the focus on horror and strong emotions in gothic fiction.
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Read this excerpt from Robert Stawell Ball’s Great Astronomers:
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