公元16世纪60年代,在中国和英国差不多同时出生了各自的近代科学的先驱人物,这就是徐光启和弗朗西斯·培根。徐光启只比培根小一岁,但多活了7年。他们都在自己的科学活动中为近代科学的发展作出过自己的贡献。徐光启是明末期人(1562～1633),既 In the 1960s, China and Britain were born almost simultaneously with their respective pioneers of modern science. This is Xu Guangqi and Francis Bacon. Xu Guangqi was only one year younger than Bacon, but lived more for seven years. They all made their own contribution to the development of modern science in their own scientific activities. Xu Guangqi was the late Ming Dynasty (1562 ~ 1633), both