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Unit1 Using Language COPERNICUS’ REVOLUTIONARY THEORY Aims: 1.To know about Copernicus’ revolutionary theory; 2. To improve the students’ reading ability. Do you know what is the center of the solar system? Can you name the eight planets in the solar system? Lead-in Warming up Eight Planets In the Solar System . Mercury 水星 Venus 金星 Earth 地球 Mars 火星 Jupiter 木星 Saturn 土星 Uranus 天王星 Neptune 海王星 Pluto 冥王星(除去) Eight Planets In the Solar System: Self-study Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer (1473-1543). Born in Torun, he began his university studies in Krakow in 1491, where he studied canon law and Latin and Greek classics. However he also had an interest in mathematics and astronomy. After obtaining his degree of Doctor of Canon Law (教会法规博士学位)in Italy in 1503, Copernicus returned home to Warmia in Poland to serve as Canon (=priest) . In 1530, Copernicus completed his great work De Revolutionibus (《天体运行论》).Copernicus knew that these findings would lead him into trouble with the Roman Catholic Church (罗马天主教教徒), so he was in no hurry to publish his theory. He only published it as he lay dying in 1543. Though Copernicus did not live to hear of its extraordinary impact, the book which first suggested that the Sun, not the Earth, is the centre of the universe is now recognized as one of the most influential scientific works of all time. 哥白尼(Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473- 1543), 波兰天文学家、日心说创立者, 近代天文学的奠基人。 哥白尼经过长期的天文观测和研究, 创立了更为科学的宇宙结构体系——日心说, 从此否定了在西方统治达一千多年的地心说。 日心说经历了艰苦的斗争后,才为人们所接受, 这是天文学上一次伟大的革命,不仅引起了人类宇宙观的重大革新,而且从根本上动摇了欧洲中世纪宗教神学的理论支柱。“从此自然科学便开始从神学中解放出来”,“科学的发展从此便大踏步前进”（恩格斯《自然辩证法》）。 哥白尼著有阐述日心说的《天体运行论》(1543年出版),由于受到时代的局限,在日心说中保留了所谓“完美的”圆形轨道等论点。其后开普勒建立行星运动三定律,牛顿发现万有引力定律，以及行星光行差、视差相继发现,日心说遂建立在更加稳固的科学基础上。 We know the first scientist is Copernicus. He was one of the first scientists to use mathematical observations to collect informati