Q: because of the very high impedance input of the meter, this stray voltage has nowhere to go which will lead to an incorrect reading on the meter.

A: Because of the very high impedance input of the meter, this stray voltage has nowhere to go which will lead to an incorrect reading on the meter.
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Q: of particular importance were the scientific and journalistic work.

A: Of particular importance were the scientific and journalistic work.
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Q: in fact, despite writing a work which appears to us today to be in the style of a modern textbook, grassmann failed to convince mathematicians of his own time.

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In fact, despite writing a work which appears to us today to be in the style of a modern textbook, Grassmann failed to convince mathematicians of his own time.
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