Astronomers use the observatory to study the positions and movements of the Earth, sun,moon and other objects in space.

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We'll talk about imaging which I mentioned, biomechanics or the study of humans as mechanical objects.

我们也会讨论到影像学,生物机械学,即将人体作为机械的研究

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People are just material objects, the sorts of things biologists poke and prod and study.

人只是个物质实体,一个生物学可以钻研的东西

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