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scientists who are infallible and coldly objective--little more than animated
computers in white lab coats. They take measurements and record results as if
the collection of data were the sole object of their lives. The assumption= If
one gathers enough facts about something, the relationships between those facts
will spontaneously reveal themselves. Nonsense! The myth of the infallible scientist evaporates when one thinks of the number of great ideas in science whose originators were correct in general but wrong in detail. The English physicist John Dalton gets credit for modern atomic theory, but his mathematical formulas for calculating atomic weights were incorrect. The Polish astronomer Copernicus, who corrected Ptolemy’s ancient concept of an Earth-centered universe, nevertheless was mistaken in the A. (A) objects to the tendency of scientists to rely on existing data B. (B) rejects the way in which scientists are portrayed in the media C. (C) is amused at the accidental nature of some scientific findings D. (D) opposes the glorification of certain scientists at the expense of others [单项选择]Who in the family wanted them to look different
A. Their mother. B. Their Father. C. Their brother Jared. 我来回答: 提交
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