翻譯時間簡史中Issac Newton的介紹

翻到時間簡史最后一頁,竟是一個搞笑的故事。

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翻譯如下:

牛頓和萊布尼茲獨立開發(fā)了一個奠定現(xiàn)代物理基礎(chǔ)的數(shù)學分支,叫微積分。雖然牛頓發(fā)現(xiàn)的比較早,但是萊布尼茲早他很多就發(fā)表了成果。于是馬上就有了很大的爭議,對于是誰先發(fā)現(xiàn)的,雙方各有充滿激情的辯護者。不過有點神奇的是,那些幫牛頓說話的文章都是牛頓自己寫的--然后用他朋友的署名發(fā)表! 隨著爭議越發(fā)激烈,萊布尼茲犯了個錯誤,他上訴皇家學院尋求公道。當時院長就是牛頓,他成立了一個"公正"委員會去調(diào)查,碰巧委員會的人全都是牛頓的朋友!那還不是最夸張的,牛頓后來自己寫了委員會的調(diào)查報告,讓皇家學院發(fā)表,正式判定萊布尼茲屬于抄襲。牛頓還不滿足,又在皇家學院自己的期刊上匿名評審了調(diào)查報告。據(jù)說在萊布尼茲死后,牛頓稱他很大的樂趣在于"傷害萊布尼茲的心(breaking Leibniz's heart."

附上原文:
Both Leibniz and Newton had independently developed a branch of mathematics called calculus, which underlies most of modern physics. Although we now know that Newton discovered calculus years before Leibniz, he published his work much later. A major row ensued over who had been first, with scientists vigorously defending both contenders. It is remarkable, however, that most of the articles appearing in defense of Newton were originally written by his own hand -- and only published in the name of friends! As the row grew, Leibniz made the mistake of appealing to the Royal Society to resolve the dispute. Newton, as president, appointed an "impartial" committee to investigate, coincidentally consisting entirely of Newton's friends! But that was not all: Newton then wrote the committee's report himself and had the Royal Society publish it, officially accusing Leibniz of plagiarism. Still unsatisfied, he then wrote an anonymous review of the report in the Royal Society's own periodical. Following the death of Leibniz, Newton is reported to have declared that he had taken great satisfaction in "breaking Leibniz's heart."

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