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）
(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。
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The importance of scientific experiments
The start of modern science may trace back to Roger Bacon's time. Roger Bacon was an outstanding monk and philosopher. He was born in 1214 and expired in 1292. He might be the first person who mentioned that we should study science through observation and experiments in medieval times. He himself had lots of extrodinary discoveries. More than three hundreds years later, however, Galileo was the greatest one of all the great men who in Italy, France, and England raised awarenes gradually that many important theories could be discovered through appropriate observation. Anterior to Galileo, scholars believed that the speed of a bigger object falling on floor was faster than that of a smaller one, because Aritotle said this. However, Galileo climbed up to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He carried two different sized stones which dropped on floor at the same time. It showed his friends who went to see the experient with him that Aristotle was wrong. It was the spirit, which Galileo testified our judgement and theories through nature directly, that led to all of the important discoveries of modern science.
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The importance of scientific experiments
The rise of mordern science may perhaps be considered to date as far back as the time of Rodger Bacon. the wonderful monk and philosopher of Oxford to lived between the years 1214 and 1292. He was propbably the first in the middle ages to asert that we must learn science by observing and experimenting on the things around us. And he himself made many remarkble discoveries. Galileo, however, who lived more than three hundred 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 Aritotle said so. The Galileo going to the top of Leaning tower of Pisa let fall two unequal stones and proved to some friends whom he brought there to see the experiment that Aristotle was in error. It is Galileo's spirit of going to the direct nature and verifying our opinions and theories by experient that led us all the great discoveries of modern science.
