从历史视角看天文学观念演变与科学认知变迁.pdfVIP

throughoutprep.在整个期间,自始自终

takeforgranted认为理所所当然

Wehavebeentalkingabouthowthroughouthistory,itwasoftendifficultforpeople

togiveupideaswhichhavelongbeentakenforgrantedasscientifictruth.

astronomyn.天文学

distinctionn.差异,不同

solarsystem系

universen.宇宙

InAstronomy,forexample,thedistinctionweenthesolarsystemandtheuniverse

wasntclearuntilmoderntimes.

viewn.观点

revolvev.旋转

ThegeocentricviewholdsthattheSun,thenets,andthestars,allrevolvearound

theEarth,whichisstationary.

philosophicaladj.哲学的

religiousadj.的

originn.

structuren.结构

Andthisviewisalsosupportedbytheirphilosophicalandreligiousbeliefsabout

theoriginandstructureoftheuniverse.

presentv.陈述

Itwaspresentedintheworksofwell-knownGreekphilosophers.

prevailv.流行

thoughtn.思想,观念

ThegeocentrictheorytoprevailinWesternthoughtforalmost2,000years.

astronomicaladj.天文的

observationn.观察

inconsistentadj.不一致的,的

alternativeadj.替代的

Now,whatsespeciallyinterestingisthatwhenastronomicalobservationsweremade

thatseemedtobeinconsistentwiththegeocentricview,theancientGreeksdidnot

reallyconsideralternativetheories.

intuitiveadj.的

sensibleadj.合理,明显的

astronomern.天文学家

seeminglyadv.看起来地

phenomenon-phenomenan.现象

Itwassointuitive,sosensiblethattheEarthwasthecenteroftheuniversethat

astronomersfoundwaystoexinthoseseeminglyinconsistentphenomenawithinthe

geocentricview.

accurateadj.准确的,精确的

Greekastronomersmadeexcellent,veryaccurateobservationsofthemovementsof

thenets.

revealv.揭示