It took the accurate observational work of Brahe, the exhaustive mathematics of Kepler, and the mathematical genius of Newton to take Copernicuss theory as a starting point, and glean from it the underlying truths and laws governing celestial mechanics. Copernicus was an important player in the development of these theories, but his work would likely have likely remained in relative obscurity without the observational work of Brahe. It would have been discarded by the wayside, until subsequent investigation brought it back to light. It is likely, in fact, that given Kepler would have independently arrived at a heliocentric theory just in the process of interpreting Brahes data, and the scientific revolution would have been born anyway. To a large extent, then, Copernicus has achieved his prominent place in history through what amounted to a lucky, albeit shrewd, guess. It is therefore more appropriate to view Copernicuss achievements as a preliminary step towards scientific revolution, rather than a revolution in itself.
尼古拉哥白尼1473年出生于波兰。40岁时,哥白尼提出了日心说,并经过长年的观察和计算完成他的伟大著作《天球运行论》。1533年,60岁的哥白尼在罗马做了一系列的讲演,但直到他临近古稀之年才终于决定将它出版。1543年5月24日去世的那一天才收到出版商寄来的一部他写的书。哥白尼的日心说沉重地打击了教会的宇宙观,这是唯物主义和唯心主义斗争的伟大胜利。哥白尼是欧洲文艺复兴时期的一位巨人。他用毕生的精力去研究天文学,为后世留下了宝贵的遗产。哥白尼遗骨于2010年5月22日在波兰弗龙堡大教堂重新下葬。
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