Modem western science emerging from Italy after the Renaissance in 16th century and its founders were N Copernicus, da Vinci, F Bacon, Galileo and so on.

西方近代科学诞生于文艺复兴后的16世纪，发源地是意大利，奠基者是哥白尼、达·芬奇、培根、伽利略等人。

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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. — F. Bacon.

一些书可以浅尝辄止；一些书可以狼吞虎咽；而有些书则需要细嚼慢咽，好好消化。——培根。

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