galileo galilei 伽利略
- The last time a lunar eclipse occurred on the winter solstice, astronomer Galileo Galilei was languishing under house arrest for suggesting the Earth circled the sun.
上一次月食与冬至相遇时,天文学家伽利略还因提出地球围绕太阳旋转的理论而被软禁,正在遭受折磨。 - This year is the International Year of Astronomy, marking 400 years since Galileo Galilei first looked to the skies through a telescope.
今年是国际天文年,自从伽利略•伽利莱首次通过望远镜观察天空已经过去400年了。 - Ironically, Galileo Galilei spotted Neptune more than 200 years earlier but wrongly assumed the planet was just a star.
具有讽刺意味的是,伽利略早在200多年前就发现了海王星,却误认为这只是一颗恒星。
galileo galilei[ noun ]
Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
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