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Mankind enters a new era...discovering single-celled organisms
人類進入了新紀元 發現了單細胞生物
And the secrets of the beating heart.
以及心跳的秘密
For the first time we understand gravity,
我們第一次認識到了地心引力
And prove the earth orbits around the sun.
證明了地球是繞著太陽轉的
After fire, the written word, agriculture,
在沖突 文字 農業之后
the scientific method is probably mankind's greatest gift to the future.
科學方法大概是 人類給未來最好的禮物
For 14 months, Flamsteed has been building his mural arc,
14個月來 弗蘭斯蒂德一直在創作天穹壁畫
A telescope moved by a precision gearing system
望遠鏡由精確的傳動裝置所推動
That measures the angle of the stars in the night sky.
測量夜空中星星的角度
The king invests in the project,But the money runs out.
國王資助了這個項目 但錢很快花光了
Flamsteed spends his life savings to bring his dream alive,
弗蘭斯蒂德拿出畢生積蓄 來實現他的夢想
A quarter of a million dollars in today's money.Sirius.Sirius crossing.Now!
耗資相當于如今的25萬美元 天狼星 天狼星出現了 現在
Flamsteed gives each star a unique marker.
弗蘭斯蒂德給每一顆星星標上特殊標記
28,000 measurements recording their exact position,
以兩萬八千種測量法記錄了它們的準確位置
Tripling the number of known stars to nearly 3000.
編錄了近三千顆星星 已知星體數增加了三倍
The greatest breakthrough in navigation since the compass.
這是繼指南針之后航海史上最偉大的突破
Star charts 15 times more accurate than before,Saving money and lives.
星圖比之前精確了15倍 節省了金錢 挽救了生命
