高中二年级英语选修5课件.ppt
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1、Nicolaus CopernicusBirth:February 19,1473 Death:May 24,1543 Place of Birth:Toru,Poland Career:1491-1494 Studied mathematics at Krakw Academy 1496 Went to Italy to study astronomy and law at the University of Bologna Nicolas Copernicus1497 Began observations of the Sun,Moon,and planets 1514 Wrote Com
2、mentariolus,an outline of his astronomical ideas,but did not circulate it widely 1543 Published De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium(On the Revolutions of the Celestial)Nicolas CopernicusSkim the passage to find out the main idea.The passage mainly tells us how Copernicus put forward and proved the t
3、heory .That is to say,having collected observations of the stars and proved the sun is the centre of the solar system,Copernicus published his theory before dying,which became the base of all the ideas of the universe.that the sun is the center of the solar systemthat the sun is the center of the so
4、lar system We all know something about Copernicus.He was one of the first scientists to use mathematical observations to collect information.He believed the sun is the center of the universe and the earth and other planets goes around it.1.At Copernicus time,Christian Church was in charge of many we
5、stern countries.TRead the passage quickly,and tell whether the following statements are true or false.3.Copernicus didnt show his new theory to his friends until he completed it.4.His friends were not interested in his ideas.TF2.Copernicus noticed that observed from the earth,some planets appears in
6、 front of or behind the earth.F5.Since he was not afraid of being attacked by the Church,Copernicus published his book as soon as he finished working on it.6.Newton,Einstein,and Hawking are all scientists who made contribution to the study of the universe.FTRead the passage carefully and try to draw
7、 the two theories of the universe.Before Copernicus theoryShowing Copernicus theoryA diagram showing the solar system with the Earth at its centreA diagram showing the solar system with the Sun at its centreAnalyze the following picture carefully and try to explain how a loop is formed.COPERNICUS RE
8、VOUTIONARY THEARYCOPERNICUS REVOUTIONARY THEARY Nicolaus Copernicus was frightened and his mind was Nicolaus Copernicus was frightened and his mind was confused.Although he had tried to ignore them.All his confused.Although he had tried to ignore them.All his mathematical calculations led to the sam
9、e conclusion that mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion that the earth was not the centre of the solar system.Only if the earth was not the centre of the solar system.Only if you put the sun there did the you put the sun there did the movementsmovements of the other of the other plane
10、ts in the sky planets in the sky make sensemake sense.Yet he could not tell.Yet he could not tell anyone about his theory as the powerful Christian Church anyone about his theory as the powerful Christian Church would have punished him for even suggesting such an would have punished him for even sug
11、gesting such an idea.They believed God had made the world and for that idea.They believed God had made the world and for that reason the earth was special and must be the centre of the reason the earth was special and must be the centre of the soar system.soar system.The problem arose because astron
12、omers had noticed that The problem arose because astronomers had noticed that some planet in the sky seemed to stop,move some planet in the sky seemed to stop,move backwardbackward and then go forward in a loop.Others appeared brighter at and then go forward in a loop.Others appeared brighter at tim
13、es and less bright at others.This was very strange if the times and less bright at others.This was very strange if the earth was the centre of the solar system and all planets earth was the centre of the solar system and all planets went around it.went around it.Copernicus had thought long and hard
14、about these Copernicus had thought long and hard about these problems and tried to find an answer.He had collected problems and tried to find an answer.He had collected observations of the stars and used all his mathematical to observations of the stars and used all his mathematical to explain them.
15、But only his new theory could do that.So explain them.But only his new theory could do that.So between 1510 and 1514 he worked on it,gradually between 1510 and 1514 he worked on it,gradually improving his theory until he felt it was complete.improving his theory until he felt it was complete.In 1514
16、 he showed it privately to is friends.The In 1514 he showed it privately to is friends.The changes he made to the old theory were revolutionary he changes he made to the old theory were revolutionary he placed a fixed sun at the centre of the solar system with placed a fixed sun at the centre of the
17、 solar system with the planets going round it and only the moon still going the planets going round it and only the moon still going around the earth.He also suggested that the earth was around the earth.He also suggested that the earth was spinning as it went round the sun and this explained spinni
18、ng as it went round the sun and this explained changes in the movement of the planets and in the changes in the movement of the planets and in the brightness of the stars.His friends were enthusiastic and brightness of the stars.His friends were enthusiastic and encouraged him to publish his ideas,b
19、ut Copernicus was encouraged him to publish his ideas,but Copernicus was cautious.He did not want to be attacked by the Christian cautious.He did not want to be attacked by the Christian Church,so he only published it as he lay dying in 1543.Church,so he only published it as he lay dying in 1543.Cer
20、tainly he was right to be careful.The Christian Certainly he was right to be careful.The Christian Church Church rejectedrejected his theory,saying it was against Gods his theory,saying it was against Gods idea and people who suspected it would be attacked.Yet idea and people who suspected it would
21、be attacked.Yet Copernicus theory is now the basis on which all our Copernicus theory is now the basis on which all our ideas of the universe are built.His theory replaced the ideas of the universe are built.His theory replaced the Christian idea of gravity,which said things fell to earth Christian
22、idea of gravity,which said things fell to earth because God created the earth as the centre of the because God created the earth as the centre of the universeuniverse.Copernicus showed this was obviously wrong.Copernicus showed this was obviously wrong.Now people can see that there is a direct link
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