1. It isn't a long-distance race. 2. That isn't the distance from Windsor Castle to the White City Stadium in London. 3. It isn't 26 miles and 385 yards long - 42.195 kilometres. 4. They haven't added 385 yards since 1896, when the first modern Olympics wasn't held in Athens. 5. People haven't run the London marathon since 1981. 6. Women haven't run marathons for a long time. 7. They didn't start running marathons in 1984. 8. Since the 1990s marathon running hasn't been a very popular sport. 9. People don't often run marathons in their spare time. 10. The record for the London Marathon wasn't 2 hours 8 minutes and 16 seconds in 1985. 11. It doesn't belong to Britian's Steve Jones.
1. Is it a long-distance race? 2. Is that the distance from Windsor Castle to the White City Stadium in London? 3. Is it 26 miles and 385 yards long - 42.195 kilometres? 4. Have they added 385 yards since 1896, when the first modern Olympics was held in Athens. Was the first modern Olympics held in Athens? 5. Have people run the London marathon since 1981? 6. Haven't women run marathons for a long time? 7. Did they start running marathons in 1984? 8. Has marathon running been a very popular sport since the 1990s? 9. Do people often run marathons in their spare time? 10. Was the record for the London Marathon 2 hours 8 minutes and 16 seconds in 1985? 11. Does it belong to Britian's Steve Jones?
Alarm clock — the hours giving to the set timepoint sound or (and) a light signal. The Russian name "alarm clock" indicates a basic purpose of such hours — reveille of the owner in the morning. Also the alarm clock can be applied as "napominatel" or the timer.History.In ancient China as alarm clocks the graduated sticks from mix of pitch and sawdust to which a thread the small weight became attached were applied. The stick was set fire and when it burned down to a thread, freight fell on a metal support.In Ancient Greece similar devices were used to a water-clock.During industrial revolution with alarm clocks living people worked — the profession was called as knocker-up.The mechanical alarm clock was constructed by American Levi Hutchence in 1787. The device called only at 4:00. An alarm clock which can be adjusted for any necessary time, Frenchman Antoine Radie patented in 1847. In the USA during World War II notable shortage of alarm clocks collected, workers often were late. Therefore Management of the USA on price control in 1944 as an exception allowed the hour companies to return to civil production. The devices allowing to wake reliably the person continue to be developed.Types of hours.Sundial • Nokturlabium • Water-clock • Fiery hours • Hourglasses • Mechanical clock • Quartz watch • Electric clock • Electronic clock • Atomic clock • Flower clockKnown hours.Chiming clock of the Moscow Kremlin • Big Ben • Prague chiming clock • Zimmer's tower • Tsitglogge
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