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Kites were invenTed in China, where materials ideal for kite building were readily available. It has been claimed 站(he invention of the famous 5th - century BC Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban. Earlier kites were used as leaf kites. In 549 AD it was recorded a paper kite was used as a message for a rescue mission. Other uses of kites are listed for me measuring distances , testing the wind, lifting men, signaling, find communication for military operations.
After its introduction into India, the kite further developed into the fighter kite known as the patang in India where thousands are flown every year on festivals such as Makar Sankranti.
Kites were known throughout Polynesia,,as far as New Zealand with the knowledge spread from China along with the people. Anthropomorphic kites (in the shape of animals) made from cloth and wood were used in religious ceremonies to send prayers to the gods.
Kites were late to arrive in Europe, although windsock — like banners were known and used by the Romans. Stories of kites were First brought to Europe by Marco Polo towards the end of the 13th century. Although they were initially regarded as mere curiosities, by the 18th and 19th centuries kites were being used as vehicles For scientific research.
In 1750, Benjamin Franklin published a proposal for an experiment to prove that lightning is electricity by flying a kite in a storm. It is not known whether Franklin ever performed his experiment ,but on May 10,J752, Thomas- Francois of France conducted a similar experiment to lest electrical sparks in a cloud.
Kites were also instrumental in the research and development of the Wright brothers when building the first airplane in the late l800s. Over the next 70 years, many new kite designs were developed, and often patented. In fact, the period from I860 to about 1910 became the golden age of kiting".
The development of mechanically powered airplane reduced in kites. World War II saw a limited use of kites for military purposes. Since then they used mainly for recreation.
28. Which of the following was used to send prayers to the god&?
A. The fighter kite named patang. B. The Anthropomorphic kite.
windsock — like banner. D. The kite made of-paper.
29. Where were kites used as vehicles for scientific research?
a. B. Polynesia. Zealand, pe.
30. Who conducted the experiment to test electrical sparks in a cloud?
o Polo. B. Benjamin Franklin.
as Francois. D. Wright brothers.
does the text mainly tell us?
A. Flying kites is a game at present.
B. How kites were used in the post.
C. Kites are no longer used today.
D. Kites were invented in China.
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