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All that can be said is, that the prospective prophecies of the astronomer are always verified; and that, inasmuch as his retrospective prophecies are the result of following backwards, the very same method as that which invariably leads to verified results, when it is worked forwards, there is as much reason for placing full confidence in the one as in the other.

말할 수 있는 것은, 천문학자의 미래적 예언은 항상 검증된다는 것이다. 그리고 그의 회고적 예언은 앞으로 진행할 때 항상 검증된 결과로 이어지는 바로 그 동일한 방법을 거꾸로 따른 결과이기 때문에, 한쪽에 전적인 신뢰를 두는 데 있어 다른 쪽에 두는 것과 마찬가지의 이유가 있다.

Retrospective prophecy is therefore a legitimate function of astronomical science; and if it is legitimate for one science it is legitimate for all; the fundamental axiom on which it rests, the constancy of the order of nature, being the common foundation of all scientific thought.

따라서 회고적 예언은 천문학의 정당한 기능이다. 그리고 그것이 한 과학에 대해 정당하다면 모든 과학에 대해서도 정당하다. 그것이 기반으로 하는 근본적인 공리, 즉 자연의 질서의 항상성은 모든 과학적 사고의 공통적인 토대이기 때문이다.

Indeed, if there can be grades in legitimacy, certain branches of science have the advantage over astronomy, in so far as their retrospective prophecies are not only susceptible of verification, but are sometimes strikingly verified.

실제로, 정당성에 등급이 있을 수 있다면, 과학의 특정 분야는 천문학보다 유리한 점이 있다. 그 이유는 그 분야들의 회고적 예언이 검증될 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 때로는 놀랍도록 검증되기도 하기 때문이다.

Such a science exists in that application of the principles of biology to the interpretation of the animal and vegetable remains imbedded in the rocks which compose the surface of the globe, which is called Palaeontology.

그러한 과학은 지구의 표면을 구성하는 암석에 박혀 있는 동물과 식물의 잔해를 해석하는 데 생물학의 원리를 적용하는 것, 즉 고생물학이라고 불리는 학문에 존재한다.

At no very distant time, the question whether these so-called "fossils," were really the remains of animals and plants was hotly disputed.

그리 오래되지 않은 시기에, 이른바 "화석"이 정말로 동물과 식물의 잔해인지에 대한 문제가 뜨겁게 논쟁되었다.

Very learned persons maintained that they were nothing of the kind, but a sort of concretion, or crystallisation, which had taken place within the stone in which they are found; and which simulated the forms of animal and vegetable life, just as frost on a window-pane imitates vegetation.

매우 박식한 사람들은 그것들이 그런 종류가 전혀 아니라, 그것들이 발견되는 돌 안에서 생겨난 일종의 결핵체 또는 결정화라고 주장했다. 그리고 그것은 마치 창유리의 서리가 식물을 흉내 내듯이, 동물과 식물 생명체의 형태를 모방한 것이라고 했다.

Vocabulary

말할
malhal — To say or speak (verb modifier form)
su — Ability or possibility; used with verbs
있는
inneun — Existing; present (verb modifier form)
것은
geoseun — The thing that is (topic marker attached)
천문학자의
cheonmunhakjaui — Of or belonging to an astronomer
미래적
miraejeok — Future-oriented; relating to the future
예언은
yeeon-eun — Prophecy or prediction (topic marker attached)
항상
hangsang — Always; at all times
검증된다는
geomjeungdoendaneun — That it is verified or validated
것이다
geosida — It is the case that; assertive ending
그리고
geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses
그의
geuui — His; belonging to him
회고적
hoegojeo k — Retrospective; looking back at the past
앞으로
apeuro — Forward; in the future; going ahead
진행할
jinhaenghal — To proceed or advance (modifier form)
ttae — Time; when; moment of an action
검증된
geomjeungdoen — Verified; validated; confirmed (modifier form)
결과로
gyeolgwaro — As a result; leading to an outcome
이어지는
ieojineun — Continuing; leading to; being connected
바로
baro — Exactly; right; directly; immediately
geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)
동일한
dongirhan — Same; identical; the very same
방법을
bangbeobeul — Method or way (object marker attached)
거꾸로
geokkuro — In reverse; backwards; upside down
따른
ttareun — Following; according to (modifier form)
결과이기
gyeolgwai gi — Because it is a result or outcome
때문에
ttaemune — Because of; due to; for that reason
한쪽에
hanjjoge — On one side; toward one direction
전적인
Complete; total; absolute; wholehearted
신뢰를
sinnoereul — Trust or confidence (object marker attached)
두는
duneun — Placing; putting; setting (modifier form)
de — Place; situation; in doing something
있어
isseo — Being; existing; in the act of having
다른
dareun — Different; other; another
쪽에
jjoge — Toward the side; in the direction of
것과
geotgwa — The thing and; compared with something
마찬가지의
machangangjiui — Of the same kind; likewise; similarly
이유가
iyuga — Reason or cause (subject marker attached)
있다
itda — To exist; to have; to be present
따라서
ttaraseo — Therefore; consequently; thus
천문학의
cheonmunhagui — Of astronomy; belonging to astronomical study
정당한
jeongdanghan — Legitimate; justified; proper; rightful
기능이다
gineungida — It is a function or role
그것이
geugeosi — It; that thing (subject marker attached)
han — One; a certain; done (modifier form)
과학에
gwahage — In or for science (location marker attached)
대해
daehae — About; regarding; concerning something
정당하다면
jeongdanghada myeon — If it is legitimate or justified
모든
modeun — All; every; each and every
대해서도
daehaeseo do — Also regarding; concerning as well
정당하다
jeongdanghada — To be legitimate; to be justified
기반으로
gibaneuro — Based on; on the foundation of
하는
haneun — Doing; that does (verb modifier form)
근본적인
geunbonjeok-in — Fundamental; basic; foundational in nature
공리
gongni — Axiom; fundamental accepted principle
jeuk — That is; namely; in other words
자연의
jayeonui — Of nature; belonging to the natural world
질서의
jilseoui — Of order; relating to natural order
항상성은
hangsangseong-eun — Constancy or uniformity (topic marker attached)
과학적
gwahakjeok — Scientific; relating to science
사고의
sagoui — Of thought or thinking; of reasoning
공통적인
gongtongjeok-in — Common; shared; mutually held
토대이기
todaei gi — Because it is the foundation or basis
때문이다
ttaemunioda — It is because of; the reason is
실제로
siljeero — In reality; actually; in practice
정당성에
jeongdangseong-e — In legitimacy; regarding justification
등급이
deunggeub-i — Grade or level (subject marker attached)
있을
isseul — That there will be; existing (future modifier)
있다면
itdamyeon — If there is; if it exists
과학의
gwahagui — Of science; belonging to scientific study
특정
teukjeong — Specific; particular; certain designated
분야는
bunyaneun — Field or domain (topic marker attached)
천문학보다
cheonmunhakboda — More than astronomy; compared to astronomy
유리한
yurihan — Advantageous; favorable; beneficial
점이
jeomi — Point or aspect (subject marker attached)
이유는
iyuneun — The reason is (topic marker attached)
분야들의
bunyadeului — Of the fields; belonging to those domains
예언이
yeeoni — Prophecy or prediction (subject marker attached)
검증될
geomjeungdoel — Will be verified; to be validated (modifier)
뿐만
ppunman — Not only; merely; just that alone
아니라
anira — Not only but also; rather than
때로는
ttaeroneun — Sometimes; at times; occasionally
놀랍도록
nollapdorok — Surprisingly; astonishingly; to an amazing degree
검증되기도
geomjeungdoegido — Also being verified; sometimes gets confirmed
하기
hagi — Doing; the act of doing something
그러한
geureohan — Such; that kind of; of that nature
과학은
gwahageun — Science (topic marker attached)
지구의
jiguui — Of the Earth; belonging to the earth
표면을
pyomyeoneul — Surface (object marker attached)
구성하는
guseonghaneun — Constituting; forming; composing (modifier form)
암석에
amseoge — In rocks; within stone formations
박혀
bakhyeo — Embedded in; lodged within; stuck inside
동물과
dongmulgwa — Animals and; together with animals
식물의
singmurui — Of plants; belonging to plant life
잔해를
janhae reul — Remains or remnants (object marker attached)
해석하는
haeseokhaneun — Interpreting; analyzing; explaining (modifier form)
생물학의
saengmulhagui — Of biology; belonging to biological science
원리를
wonrireul — Principle or law (object marker attached)
적용하는
jeogyonghaneun — Applying; putting into practice (modifier form)
geot — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer
고생물학이라고
gosaengmulhag-irago — Called or named paleontology
불리는
bullineun — Being called; known as (modifier form)
학문에
hangmune — In the field of study or scholarship
존재한다
jonjaehanda — Exists; is present; there is
그리
geuri — So; that; to that extent
오래되지
oraedoeji — Not having become old; not long ago
않은
aneun — Not; did not (negative modifier form)
시기에
sigiye — At the time; during the period of
이른바
ireuinba — So-called; what is known as
화석
hwaseok — Fossil; preserved remains of ancient life
i — This; subject marker particle
정말로
jeongmallo — Really; truly; genuinely; in truth
잔해인지에
janhaeinji-e — Whether they are remains; regarding being remnants
대한
daehan — Regarding; about; concerning something
문제가
munjeга — Problem or issue (subject marker attached)
뜨겁게
tteugeobge — Hotly; intensely; passionately (adverb form)
논쟁되었다
nonjaengdoeeotda — Was debated; was contested; was argued
매우
maeu — Very; extremely; highly
박식한
baksikhan — Knowledgeable; learned; well-versed; erudite
사람들은
saramdeureun — People (topic marker attached)
그것들이
geugeotdeuri — Those things (subject marker attached)
그런
geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort
종류가
jongnyuga — Type or kind (subject marker attached)
전혀
jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely not; never
발견되는
balgyeondoeneun — Being found; being discovered (modifier form)
dol — Stone; rock
안에서
aneseo — Inside; within; from the interior of
생겨난
saenggyeonan — That arose; that formed; that originated
일종의
iljongui — A kind of; a type of; a sort of
또는
ttoneun — Or; alternatively; either one
결정화라고
gyeoljeongwharago — Called crystallization; referred to as crystallization
주장했다
jujanghaetda — Argued; asserted; claimed; insisted
그것은
geugeoseun — That thing (topic marker attached)
마치
machi — As if; just like; as though
서리가
seoriga — Frost (subject marker attached)
식물을
singmureul — Plant; vegetation (object marker attached)
흉내
hyungnae — Imitation; mimicry; copying someone's manner
내듯이
naedeusi — As if imitating; just as it copies
식물
singmul — Plant; vegetation; flora
생명체의
saengmyeongcheui — Of living organisms; of life forms
형태를
hyeongtaereul — Form or shape (object marker attached)
모방한
mobanghan — Imitated; mimicked; copied (modifier form)
것이라고
geosirago — That it is; said to be the thing
했다
haetda — Did; said; claimed (past tense)
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