For a few hundred years, when science and mathematics were enjoying a period of great invention, one region of the world stood out. Masters of these disciplines were revered there, medicine advanced quickly, and the average person was curious about how nature worked.
在数百年的时间里，当科学和数学正经历着一段伟大发明的时代，世界上的一个地区脱颖而出。这些学科的大师们在那里倍受尊崇，医药迅猛发展，普通人也对大自然的奥秘充满了好奇。如是，这一地区也毫不意外地得到全球来自全球的尊敬。