关于爱因斯坦一封信的翻译
1953年4月23日，爱因斯坦致信J.S.Switzer，全文如下：
Dear Sir ,
The development of Western Science has been based on two great achievements , the invention of the formal logical system (in Euclidean geometry) by the Greek philosophers , and the discovery of the possibility of finding out causal relationships by systematic experiment (at the Renaissance).
In my opinion one need not be astonished that the Chinese sages did not make these steps. The astonishing thing is that these discoveries were made at all.
Sincerely yours,
Albert Einstein.
由于爱因斯坦在科学史上的显赫地位，又由于这封信涉及到对中国古代贤哲的评价，从而也涉及对中国古代文明的评价，这封信的翻译必然备受中国读者的关注。
1953年4月23日，爱因斯坦致信J.S.Switzer，全文如下：
Dear Sir ,
The development of Western Science has been based on two great achievements , the invention of the formal logical system (in Euclidean geometry) by the Greek philosophers , and the discovery of the possibility of finding out causal relationships by systematic experiment (at the Renaissance).
In my opinion one need not be astonished that the Chinese sages did not make these steps. The astonishing thing is that these discoveries were made at all.
Sincerely yours,
Albert Einstein.
由于爱因斯坦在科学史上的显赫地位，又由于这封信涉及到对中国古代贤哲的评价，从而也涉及对中国古代文明的评价，这封信的翻译必然备受中国读者的关注。