Why should the ancient artifact seismometer be deleted from junior high school textbooks?
Why should the ancient artifact seismograph be deleted from junior high school textbooks? I was really angry after reading this
In my childhood textbooks, Sima Guang smashed a vat, cut a wall to steal light, armillary sphere, seismometer, etc. are very classic stories, which made students marvel at the wisdom of the ancients. Among them, the seismograph invented by Zhang Heng has been regarded as a great invention for more than ten years and has been exhibited several times around the world. However, it has recently been reported that it will be withdrawn from history textbooks. What is going on?
The seismograph is used to predict the movement of earthquakes. It looks like a wine jar with eight dragon pillars surrounding it, pointing in eight directions. Each dragon has a bead in its mouth. If there is a sign of an earthquake somewhere, the bead in the corresponding direction will fall. The toad on the ground is used to hold the beads to determine which direction an earthquake will occur. This It was originally the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients, but in recent years, many experts have jumped out to question the authenticity of the seismograph.
First of all, Zhang Heng's invention was only recorded in a simple 196 words in "Book of the Later Han", and no original instrument was unearthed. What we see now is that people later recast it based on the records. Secondly, in today's scientific world, people are still unable to accurately predict earthquakes. Even animals can only sense them in advance. Being able to predict the future with a seismograph obviously does not conform to scientific and logical thinking. This kind of uncertain factor cannot "damage" the flowers of the motherland, so experts suggest that the seismograph be deleted from textbooks.
This made many viewers a little moody, thinking that the seismometer was a great scientific invention of the ancients, and even foreigners were amazed. The expert's move is obviously a way of worshiping foreigners and disrespecting the precious culture of the Chinese nation. Perhaps it is just that current technology cannot perfectly restore Zhang Heng's seismograph. Experts were afraid of losing face, so they hastily withdrawn this invention from textbooks. In this regard, friends, do you think the Earth Movement should be deleted from history textbooks?
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