And, during the time of his interactions with Thompson and Rutherford, he got to thinking about a way to explain the observations of Rutherford.

通过在这段时期,和汤姆逊及卢瑟福的交流，他想到了一个办法,来解释卢瑟福的观察。

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But why did they permit him to carry on his practice of challenging the law and ? the authority of the law for as long as they did?

而是，为何他们一再容许他,挑战法律及法律权威,达这么长一段时间？

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