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Firsthemarkedonamaptheexactplaceswhereallthedeadpeoplehadlived.Thisgavehimavaluableclueaboutthecauseofthedisease.ManyofthedeathswerenearthewaterpumpinBroadStreet(especiallynumbers16,37,38and40).Healsonoticedthatsomehouses(suchas20and21BroadStreetand8and9CambridgeStreet)hadhadnodeaths.Hehadnotforeseenthis,sohemadefurtherinvestigations.Hediscoveredthatthesepeopleworkedinthepubat7CambridgeStreet.Theyhadbeengivenfreebeerandsohadnotdrunkthewaterfromthepump.Itseemedthatthewaterwastoblame.
Next,JohnSnowlookedintothesourceofthewaterforthesetwostreets.
HefoundthatitcamefromtheriverpollutedbythedirtywaterfromLondon.He
immediatelytoldtheastonishedpeopleinBroadStreettoremovethehandlefromthe
pumpsothatitcouldnotbeused.Soonafterwardsthediseasesloweddown.Hehad
shownthatcholerawasspreadbygermsandnotinacloudofgas.
InanotherpartofLondon,hefoundsupportingevidencefromtwootherdeathsthatwerelinkedtotheBroadStreetoutbreak.Awoman,whohadmovedawayfromBroadStreet,likedthewaterfromthepumpsomuchthatshehaditdeliveredtoherhouseeveryday.Bothsheandherdaughterdiedofcholeraafterdrinkingthewater.WiththisextraevidenceJohnSnowwasabletoannouncewithcertaintythatpollutedwatercarriedthevirus.
Topreventthisfromhappeningagain,JohnSnowsuggestedthatthesource
ofallthewatersuppliesbeexamined.Thewatercompanieswereinstructednotto
exposepeopletopollutedwateranymore.Finally"
KingCholera"
wasdefeated.
COPERNICUS’REVOLUTIONRRYTHEORY
NicolausCopernicuswasfrightenedandhismindwasconfused.Althoughhehadtriedtoignorethem,allhismathematicalcalculationsledtothesameconclusion:
thattheearthwasnotthecentreofthesolarsystem.Onlyifyouputthesunthere
didthemovementsoftheotherplanetsintheskymakesense.Yethecouldnottell
anyoneabouthistheoryasthepowerfulChristianChurchwouldhavepunishedhimfor
evensuggestingsuchanidea.TheybelievedGodhadmadetheworldandforthatreasontheearthwasspecialandmustbethecentreofthesolarsystem.
Theproblemarosebecauseastronomershadnoticedthatsomeplanetsinthe
skyseemedtostop,movebackwardandthengoforwardinaloop.Othersappeared
brighterattimesandlessbrightatothers.Thiswasverystrangeiftheearthwas
thecentreofthesolarsystemandallplanetswentroundit.
Copernicushadthoughtlongandhardabouttheseproblemsandtriedtofind
ananswer.Hehadcollectedobservationsofthestarsandusedallhismathematical
knowledgetoexplainthem.Butonlyhisnewtheorycoulddothat.Sobetween1510
and1514heworkedonit,graduallyimprovinghistheoryuntilhefeltitwascomplete.
In1514heshoweditprivatelytohisfriends.Thechangeshemadetothe
oldtheorywererevolutionary.Heplacedafixedsunatthecentreofthesolarsystem
withtheplanetsgoingrounditandonlythemoonstillgoingroundtheearth.He
alsosuggestedthattheearthwasspinningasitwentroundthesunandthisexplained
changesinthemovementoftheplanetsandinthebrightnessofthestars.Hisfriends
wereenthusiasticandencouragedhimtopublishhisideas,butCopernicuswascautious.HedidnotwanttobeattackedbytheChristianChurch,soheonlypublisheditas
helaydyingin1543.
Certainlyhewasrighttobecareful.TheChristianChurchrejectedhistheory,sayingitwasagainstGod'
sideaandpeoplewhosupporteditwouldbeattacked.Yet
Copernicus'
theoryisnowthebasisonwhichallourideasoftheuniversearebuilt.
HistheoryreplacedtheChristianideaofgravity,whichsaidthingsfelltoearth
becauseGodcreatedtheearthasthecentreoftheuniverse.Copernicusshowedthis
wasobviouslywrong.Nowpeoplecanseethatthereisadirectlinkbetweenhistheory
andtheworkofIsaacNewton,AlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.
Unit2TheUnitedKingdom
PUZZLESINGEOGRAPHY
Peoplemaywonderwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethesefourcountries:
England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.YoucanclarifythisquestionifyoustudyBritishhistory.
FirsttherewasEngland.Waleswaslinkedtoitinthethirteenthcentury.
NowwhenpeoplerefertoEnglandyoufindWalesincludedaswell.NextEnglandand
WaleswerejoinedtoScotlandintheseventeenthcenturyandthenamewaschanged
to"
GreatBritain"
.HappilythiswasaccomplishedwithoutconflictwhenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEnglandandWalesaswell.FinallytheEnglishgovernment
triedintheearlytwentiethcenturytoformtheUnitedKingdombygettingIreland
connectedinthesamepeacefulway.However,thesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwillingandbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.SoonlyNorthernIrelandjoinedwithEngland,WalesandScotlandtobecometheUnitedKingdomandthiswasshowntotheworldinanewflagcalledtheUnionJack.
Totheircreditthefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas(eg,the
currencyandinternationalrelations),buttheystillhaveverydifferent
institutions.Forexample,NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotlandhavedifferent
educationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitions
liketheWorldCup!
Englandisthelargestofthefourcountries,andforconvenienceitisdividedroughlyintothreezones.ThezonenearestFranceiscalledtheSouthofEngland,themiddlezoneiscalledtheMidlandsandtheonenearesttoScotlandisknownastheNorth.Youfindmostofthepopulationsettledinthesouth,butmostofthe
industrialcitiesintheMidlandsandtheNorthofEngland.Although,nationwide,
thesecitiesarenotaslargeasthoseinChina,theyhaveworld-famousfootballteams
andsomeofthemevenhavetwo!
Itisapitythattheindustrialcitiesbuiltinthe
nineteenthcenturydonotattractvisitors.Forhistoricalarchitectureyouhaveto
gotoolderbutsmallertownsbuiltbytheRomans.Thereyouwillfindoutmoreabout
Britishhistoryandculture.
ThegreatesthistoricaltreasureofallisLondonwithitsmuseums,art
collections,theatres,parksandbuildings.Itisthecentreofnationalgovernment
anditsadministration.IthastheoldestportbuiltbytheRomansinthefirstcentury
AD,theoldestbuildingbegunbytheAnglo-Saxonsinthe1060sandtheoldestcastle
constructedbylaterNormanrulersin1066.Therehasbeenfoursetsofinvadersof
England.Thefirstinvaders,theRomans,lefttheirtownsandroads.Thesecond,the
Anglo-Saxons,lefttheirlanguageandtheirgovernment.Thethird,theVikings,
influencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofEngland,andthefourth,
theNormans,leftcastlesandintroducednewwordsforfood.
IfyoulookaroundtheBritishcountrysideyouwillfindevidenceofallthese
invaders.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnited
Kingdomenjoyableandworthwhile.
SIGHTSEEINGINLONDON
Worriedaboutthetimeavailable,ZhangPingyuhadmadealistofthesites
shewantedtoseeinLondon.HerfirstdelightwasgoingtotheTower.Itwasbuilt
longagobytheNormaninvadersofAD1066.Fancy!
Thissolidstone,squaretower
hadremainedstandingforonethousandyears.Althoughthebuildingshadexpanded
aroundit,itremainedpartofaroyalpalaceandprisoncombined.Tohergreatsurprise,
ZhangPingyufoundtheQueen'
sjewelsguardedbyspecialroyalsoldierswho,onspecialoccasions,stillworethefour-hundred-year-olduniformofthetimeofQueenElizabethI.
TherefollowedStPaul'
sCathedralbuiltaftertheterriblefireofLondon
in1666.Itlookedsplendidwhenfirstbuilt!
WestminsterAbbey,too,wasvery
interesting.Itcontainedstatuesinmemoryofdeadpoetsandwriters,suchas
Shakespeare.Thenjustasshecameoutoftheabbey,Pingyuheardthefamoussound
oftheclock,BigBen,ringingoutthehour.Shefinishedthedaybylookingatthe
outsideofBuckinghamPalace,theQueen'
shouseinLondon.Oh,shehadsomuchto
tellherfriends!
TheseconddaythegirlvisitedGreenwichandsawitsoldshipsandfamousclock
thatsetstheworldtime.Whatinterestedhermostwasthelongitudeline.Itisan