首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
In addition to his theory of color, Newton developed a theory of how light travels, This is known as the corpuscular theory of l
In addition to his theory of color, Newton developed a theory of how light travels, This is known as the corpuscular theory of l
admin
2010-01-18
70
问题
In addition to his theory of color, Newton developed a theory of how light travels, This is known as the corpuscular theory of light, meaning that light travels as a series of tiny bits rather than in continuing waves. Newton sent his writings to the Royal Society, where they were given to a committee led by Hooke. Since the corpuscular theory was different from Ids own theory, Hooke attacked the paper. Soon others started to argue, and Hooke was supported by a scientist from Holland, Christian Huygens. At one time, Newton was so unhappy with tile whole affair that he decided never again to publish any of Ids works.
The bitter argument continued over the years that followed. At first, Hooke and Huygens received most of the support, Later, after Newton had changed ids mind and let Ids work on gravity be published, he became so famous that things changed. Now people believed Newton could do nothing wrong, and for a hundred years they followed his theory. Then, in the early part of the 19th century, the experiments of a French scientist, Augustin Fresnel, showed that light could be explained best by a wave theory. So the scientists changed sides again, saying that Newton’s ideas had delayed scientific progress for a hundred years.
Strangely enough, rite presently-accepted theory of light combines some of the ideas of both theories. This is known as the quantum theory and results from the work of such 20th century scientists as Albert Einstein and Max Planck. The quantum theory assumes that light is given off as separate " packages" of energy. Each "package" travels out in a fixed pattern or wave form. These "packages" of light, or quanta of energy, as they are called, are given off at such a rapid rate that there is no great gap between them.
The quantum theory seems to explain the actions of light better than either of the two earlier theories. However, for many purposes, the wave theory is good enough. So it is used most often to explain light. But who is to say that new experiments and other scientists of our own time or in the future may not provide an even better theory? There is certainly still much work to be done with light and color.
From this passage it seems that ______.
选项
A、Newton was not a successful scientist until he published his works
B、Newton was a scientist with at least three theories
C、Newton’s theory was not accepted because Hooke did not approve it
D、Newton did not publish his theories because he was too disappointed
答案
B
解析
根据第一段中的“In addition to his theory of color,Newton developed a theory of how light travels.”和第二段中的“later,after Newton had changed his mind and let his work on gravity be published”,可以断定[B]正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/PwvO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
Inalmostallcasesthesoftpartsoffossilsaregoneforeverbuttheywerefittedaroundorwithinthehardparts.Manyofth
Doesusingawordprocessoraffectawriter’sstyle?Themediumusuallydoesdosomethingtothemessageafterall,evenifMars
A、Togetconsentfromtheirparents.B、Toprepareringsforexchange.C、Tobeoflegalageandtomeetcertainmedicalrequireme
TheAsian(1)hastakenitstollonHongKong’stouristindustry,(2)offoreignexchangeforthearea.VOAHongKongcorrespond
TheAsian(1)hastakenitstollonHongKong’stouristindustry,(2)offoreignexchangeforthearea.VOAHongKongcorrespond
Inthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,thefastesturbangrowthwasinWesterncities.NewYork,LondonandotherFirstWorldca
Manyfirmsfailbecausewhentheybeginexportingtheyhavenotresearchedthetargetmarketsordevelopedaninternationalmark
IntheUnitedStates,workinglongerhoursis______.Whichofthefollowingisthecauseofworkinglongerhoursstatedbythe
Weallknowthatprogramminglanguageisthesystemofsyntax,grammar,andsymbolsorwordsusedtogiveinstructionstoacomp
______insidethesentenceistheoppositetolinearrelationsinsyntax.
随机试题
直流锅炉转直流运行后,随着负荷的增大,煤水比逐渐增大。()
有关中和剂鉴定试验的设计原则,下列叙述中错误的是
急性包裹性脓胸,脓液有恶臭味,主要治疗方法是
胃大部切除术后切口血肿愈合情况正确分类、分级的方法是
主动脉瓣第二听诊区适合听诊( )
农户甲外出打工,将自己房屋及宅基地使用权一并转让给同村农户乙,5年后甲返回该村。关于甲返村后的住宅问题,下列哪些说法是错误的?(2012年卷一72题)
【2013年德州市市直真题】师生关系从本质上讲,是一种“人一人”关系。()
克里特文明
St.Pauldidn’tlikeit.Moseswarnedhispeopleagainstit.Hesioddeclaredit"mischievous"and"hardtogetridofit",butO
OfalltheemployedworkersintheUnitedStates,12.5millionarepartofatemporaryworkforce.TheUnitedStatesBureauofLa
最新回复
(
0
)