In an excerpt from the Netflix series "The 3 Body Problem," characters Jin (Copernicus) and Jack (Francis Bacon) discuss the theory of the same name. Copernicus presents evidence for a three-body star system, which challenges the prevailing beliefs of Aristotle and Galileo. Despite facing condemnation from Pope Gregory, Bacon defends Copernicus's theory, leading to a contentious debate and Copernicus's eventual condemnation as a heretic.
Vocabulary
• Proposal (noun): a suggestion or plan put forward for consideration.
• Correlate (verb): have a mutual relationship or connection.
• Celestial (adj): relating to the sky or outer space.
• Recede (verb): move back or further away from a previous position.
• Chaotic (adj): in a state of complete disorder and confusion.
• Heretic (noun): a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.
• Sentence (verb): declare the punishment decided for someone.
• Theory (noun): a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something.
• Evidence (noun): the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
• Stable (adj): not likely to change or fail.