What's happening here, in the middle of the 17th century, was that what became my field — science, experimental science — was pulling itself away, and it was in a physical way, because we're going to do it in this room over here, but it was also what — it was an amazing thing that happened.
Вот что происходило в середине 17-го века: то, чем я занимаюсь — наука, экспериментальная наука — постепенно превращалось в самостоятельную область.