为了解决在海上计算经线的问题，1675年英格兰国王查理二世下令建造了皇家格林尼治天文台，同时他还悬赏了一大笔奖金，给予第一个发明出在海上也能准确计时的钟表的人。

He offered an enormous cash prize to anyone who could build a clock that would remain accurate at sea.

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这项研究也“能够被用于我们寻找其他有生命的行星，” 位于斯科特兰（Scotland）的圣安德鲁斯大学（University of St. Andrews）的天文学家莫伊拉·贾丁（Moira Jardine）说。

The study “can be used to guide our searches for other life-bearing planets” as well, says astronomer Moira Jardine of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

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兰利撰写了一部名为《新天文学》的书。

Langley wrote a book called The New Astronomy.

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