四级第二章 第二节.pptxVIP

四级第二章 第二节 Science, in practice, depends far less on the experiments it prepares than on the preparedness of the minds of the men who watch the experiments. Sir Isaac Newton supposedly discovered gravity through the fall of an apple. Apples had been falling in many places for centuries and thousands of people had seen them fall. empirical 经验主义的；以经验为依据的Empirical?evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories.? There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis. 他的论文缺乏实验证据的支持。 Inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than?empirical?methods.