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Mankind enters a new era...discovering single-celled organisms
人类进入了新纪元 发现了单细胞生物
And the secrets of the beating heart.
以及心跳的秘密
For the first time we understand gravity,
我们第一次认识到了地心引力
And prove the earth orbits around the sun.
证明了地球是绕着太阳转的
After fire, the written word, agriculture,
在冲突 文字 农业之后
the scientific method is probably mankind's greatest gift to the future.
科学方法大概是 人类给未来最好的礼物
For 14 months, Flamsteed has been building his mural arc,
14个月来 弗兰斯蒂德一直在创作天穹壁画
A telescope moved by a precision gearing system
望远镜由精确的传动装置所推动
That measures the angle of the stars in the night sky.
测量夜空中星星的角度
The king invests in the project,But the money runs out.
国王资助了这个项目 但钱很快花光了
Flamsteed spends his life savings to bring his dream alive,
弗兰斯蒂德拿出毕生积蓄 来实现他的梦想
A quarter of a million dollars in today's money.Sirius.Sirius crossing.Now!
耗资相当于如今的25万美元 天狼星 天狼星出现了 现在
Flamsteed gives each star a unique marker.
弗兰斯蒂德给每一颗星星标上特殊标记
28,000 measurements recording their exact position,
以两万八千种测量法记录了它们的准确位置
Tripling the number of known stars to nearly 3000.
编录了近三千颗星星 已知星体数增加了三倍
The greatest breakthrough in navigation since the compass.
这是继指南针之后航海史上最伟大的突破
Star charts 15 times more accurate than before,Saving money and lives.
星图比之前精确了15倍 节省了金钱 挽救了生命
