双语阅读：牛顿苹果树将体验太空零重力.docVIP

双语阅读：牛顿苹果树将体验太空零重力 2010年05月12日09:57英语点津我要评论(1) 字号：T|T A piece of physicist Sir Isaac Newtons apple tree is to defy gravity by being carried into space on the next NASA shuttle mission. The 4-inch-long wood sample, which is normally held in the Royal Society archives in London, comes from the original tree from which an apple fell and inspired Newtons theory of gravity. Born in 1643 in Lincolnshire, Newton dominated British and European science by the early 1700s and is considered by many as the greatest scientist of his era. The tree sample along with a picture of Newton will be taken into orbit by British-born astronaut Dr Piers Sellers who will be part of a six-man crew aboard the NASA space shuttle Atlantis scheduled to lift off on May 14. Were delighted to take this piece of Sir Isaac Newtons apple tree to orbit. While its up there, it will be experiencing no gravity, so if it had an apple on it, the apple wouldnt fall, said Sellers. Im pretty sure that Sir Isaac would have loved to see this, assuming he wasnt spacesick, as it would have proved his first law of motion to be correct. After the flight the piece of tree and the picture of the scientist will be returned to the Royal Society. The mission is part of the academic institutions 350th anniversary celebrations. Newton himself was elected president of the Royal Society in 1703, an office he held until his death in 1727. Lord Rees, the current president of the Royal Society, said: We are both pleased and proud that such an extraordinary part of scientific history and important element of the Royal Societys archive collection can make this historic trip into space. Upon their return the piece of tree and picture of Newton will form part of the History of the Royal Society exhibition that the Society will be holding later this year and will then be held as a permanent exhibit at the Society, he added. 物理学家伊萨克 牛顿爵士的那棵苹果树上的一截树枝不久将随美国宇航局的宇航员们前往太空，体验零重力。 这截4英寸长的树枝现存于伦敦皇家学会档案馆，它来自那颗激发牛顿得出万有引力定律的苹果树。 牛顿于1643年出生于英国林肯