Mathematics possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty.
Bertrand Russel
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A holding tank- бак-сборник
a coneshaped float - конусообразный поплавок
to run dry - работать всухую
self-regulatory device - саморегулирующееся устройство
feedback - обратная связь
knowledge management - управление знаниями
to be of outstanding importance – иметь огромное значение
one can't but mention – нельзя не упомянуть
to keep great minds busy - занимать умы великих людей
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Text 1. FROM THE HISTORY OF CYBERNETICS
Text 1. FROM THE HISTORY OF CYBERNETICS
As it is known, the first artificial automatic regulatory system, a water clock, was invented by the mechanic Ktesibios (2-1 century BC) from ancient Greece. In his water clocks water flowed from a source such as a holding tank into a reservoir, then from the reservoir to the mechanisms of the clock..