简论观察之演化与物理学革命

Discussion on Evolution of Observation and Physics Revolution

亚里士多德的物理学理论满足日常的观察经验,人们在很长的时间里接受了其学说;伽利略在1609年把望远镜指向了天空,发现的新现象导致了对亚里士多德物理学体系的颠覆,催生了牛顿物理学体系的诞生;20世纪以来,当物理学研究的对象变为无法直接看见的物体时,只能借助于理论模型来研究自然,随着研究的深入,很可能孕育出更伟大的发现。从肉眼观察到工具观察,从观察自然到观察实验,从被动等待到主动捕捉,观察的变化,是每一次物理学革命的导火索。

Aristotelian physics was appreciated by scholars for a long time because it met the daily routine observations. Nevertheless,the heavenly body,which was newly found through telescope by Galileo in 1609,collapsed Aristotelian physics and gave birth to Newtonian physics. Since the 20 th century,as the research objects turned into being invisible,physicists had to use the model methods to study the nature. We expect new great discovery to come soon. From eye observation to instrumental observation,from natural observation to experimental observation,from passive observation to active observation,each evolution of observations is a blasting fuse in physics revolution.