Unit1GreatscientistPartTwo:TeachingResources第二部分:教学资源Section2:BackgroundinformationaboutgreatscientistsI
QuotesfromGoethe(歌德;1749~1832;德国诗人、剧作家及小说家):"Ofalldiscoveriesandopinions,nonemayhaveexertedagreatereffectonthehumanspiritthanthedoctrineofCopernicus
Theworldhadscarcelybecomeknownasroundandcompleteinitselfwhenitwasaskedtowaivethetremendousprivilegeofbeingthecenteroftheuniverse
Never,perhaps,wasagreaterdemandmadeonmankind----forbythisadmissionsomanythingsvanishedinmistandsmoke
WhatbecameofourEden,ourworldofinnocence,pietyandpoetry;thetestimonyofthesenses;theconvictionofapoetic-religiousfaith
Nowonderhiscontemporariesdidnotwishtoletallthisgoandofferedeverypossibleresistancetoadoctrinewhichinitsconvertsauthorizedanddemandedafreedomofviewandgreatnessofthoughtsofarunknown,indeednotevendreame