翻到时间简史最后一页，竟是一个搞笑的故事。
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翻译如下:
牛顿和莱布尼兹独立开发了一个奠定现代物理基础的数学分支，叫微积分。虽然牛顿发现的比较早，但是莱布尼兹早他很多就发表了成果。于是马上就有了很大的争议，对于是谁先发现的，双方各有充满激情的辩护者。不过有点神奇的是，那些帮牛顿说话的文章都是牛顿自己写的--然后用他朋友的署名发表! 随着争议越发激烈，莱布尼兹犯了个错误，他上诉皇家学院寻求公道。当时院长就是牛顿，他成立了一个"公正"委员会去调查，碰巧委员会的人全都是牛顿的朋友！那还不是最夸张的，牛顿后来自己写了委员会的调查报告，让皇家学院发表，正式判定莱布尼兹属于抄袭。牛顿还不满足，又在皇家学院自己的期刊上匿名评审了调查报告。据说在莱布尼兹死后，牛顿称他很大的乐趣在于"伤害莱布尼兹的心(breaking Leibniz's heart."
附上原文:
Both Leibniz and Newton had independently developed a branch of mathematics called calculus, which underlies most of modern physics. Although we now know that Newton discovered calculus years before Leibniz, he published his work much later. A major row ensued over who had been first, with scientists vigorously defending both contenders. It is remarkable, however, that most of the articles appearing in defense of Newton were originally written by his own hand -- and only published in the name of friends! As the row grew, Leibniz made the mistake of appealing to the Royal Society to resolve the dispute. Newton, as president, appointed an "impartial" committee to investigate, coincidentally consisting entirely of Newton's friends! But that was not all: Newton then wrote the committee's report himself and had the Royal Society publish it, officially accusing Leibniz of plagiarism. Still unsatisfied, he then wrote an anonymous review of the report in the Royal Society's own periodical. Following the death of Leibniz, Newton is reported to have declared that he had taken great satisfaction in "breaking Leibniz's heart."
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