The Importance of Scientific Expreiments
The rise of modern science may perhaps be considered to date as far back as the time of Roger Bacon(1), the wonderful monk and philosopher of Oxford(2), who lived between the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first, in the middle ages to assert that we must learn science by observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself made many remarkable discoveries. Galileo(3), however, who lived more than 300 years later (1564 to 1642), was the greatest of several great men, who in Italy, France, Germany, or England, began by degrees to show how many important truths could be discovered by well-directed observation. Before the time of Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies fall more rapidly towards the earth than small ones, because Aristotle(4) said so. But Galileo, going to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa(5), let fall two unequal stones, and proved to some friends, whom he had brought there to see his experiment, that Aristotle was in error. It is Galileo's spirit of going direct to Nature, and verifying our opinions and theories by experiment, that. has led to all the great discoveries of modern science.(6)
From Logic by William-Stanley Jevons
注释:
(1) Roger Bacon： 罗杰·培根(1214-1292)，英国僧侣及哲学家，实验科学的先驱。
(2) Oxford： 牛津，举世闻名的英国的一所大学城。牛津大学(Oxford University)位于此。
(3) Galileo： 伽利略(1564--1642)，意大利物理学家及天文学家。
(4) Aristotle： 亚理斯多德(公元前384-322)，古希腊哲学家和科学家。
(5) the Leaning Tower of Pisa： 比萨斜塔。Pisa：意大利中部城市。
(6) It is Galileo's spirit…that has led to…：这是强调主语的结构。
Additional words and their definitions:
ver·i·fy (vr-f)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Middle English confirmen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cnfirmre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + firmre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher- in Indo-European roots).] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- con·firma·bili·ty n. Synonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate, authenticate, validate, verify These verbs mean to affirm the truth, accuracy, or genuineness of something. Confirm implies removal of all doubt: Corroborate refers to supporting something by means of strengthening evidence: To substantiate is to establish by presenting substantial or tangible evidence: Authenticate implies the establishment of genuineness of something by the testimony of an expert: Validate refers to establishing the validity of something, such as a theory, claim, or judgment: Verify implies proving by comparison with an original or with established fact: |
汉译：
科学实验的重要性
现代科学的兴起也许要追溯到罗杰·培根的时代.罗杰·培根是牛津杰出的僧侣和哲学家，他出生于1214年，死于 1292年。他可能是中世纪第一个提出我们必须通过对周围事物进行观察和实验来学习科学的人，他自己也有许多卓越的发现。然而，生活在三百多年之后的伽利略(1564-1642),却是好几个伟大人物中最伟大的一个，这些人在意大利，法国，德国和英国开始逐步使人们看到许多重要的真理是可以通过掌握得当的观察去发现的。在伽利略之前，学者们相信大的物体掉到地面比小的物体要快，因为亚理斯多德是这样说的。可是，伽利略登上比萨斜塔的顶端，让两块体积不相等的石头同时落地，从而向一些他带去观看实验的朋友们证明，亚理斯多德错了。正是伽利略的这种直接到大自然中去通过实验来证明我们的判断和理论的精神，导致了所有现代科学的伟大发现。 （唐力行 译）
作者简介：
JEVONS, WILLIAM STANLEY(1835-1882) British economist and logician. Professor of logic, political economy and philosophy, Ovens College, Manchester(1866-1879). Author of Pure Logic (1864), Elementary Lessons in Logic(1870), Studies in Deductive Logic (1880), Theory of Political Economy (1871), etc.
威廉·斯坦利·杰文斯（1835-1882） 英国经济学家和逻辑学家。1866-1879年任曼彻斯特的欧文学院逻辑学政治经济学和哲学教授。著有：《纯逻辑》（1864）、《逻辑学基础教程》（1870）、《演绎逻辑的研究》（1880）、《政治经济学原理》（1871）等。
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The importance of scientific experiments The rise of modern science perhaps dates back to the age of Roger Bacon. Roger Bacon was a renowned monk and philosopher in Oxford. He was born in 1214 and died in 1292. He might be the first one in the Medieval Time to propose that we must study science through making observations and experiments about the things surrounding us, and he made many outstanding discoveries himself. However, Galileo (1564-1642), who lived more than 300 years later, was the greatest among several great figures in Italy, France, Germany, and England, who began gradually showing people that many important truths could be discovered through employing proper observational methods. Before Galileo, the scholars believed that the bigger object could reach the ground faster than the smaller one, because that was what Aristotle had said. However, Galileo climbed to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, letting two rocks with different volumes drop to the ground at the same time, therefore proving to his friends whom he had brought to watch the experiment that Aristotle was wrong. It was Galileo’s spirit of proving our judgments and theories through exploring nature directly and conducting experiments that had led to all the great scientific discoveries in modern time. EnLearner
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讨论：
1。 the middle ages 是否该以大写字母开头？
2。 两块体积不相等的石头同时落地。- 这句话改如何翻译才达意？
下面的译法准确吗？
Two unequal stones dropped to the ground at the same time.
Two unequal stones dropped on the ground at the same time.
Two unequal stones fell on the ground at the same time.
Two unequal stones fell to the ground at the same time.
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