陈向东逻辑-解释题，求助NN！

evelyn205205

Much of the best scientific research of today shows that many of the results of earlier scientific work that was regarded in its time as good as are in fact mistaken. Yet despite the fact that scientists are above all concerned to discover the truth, it is valuable for today’s scientists to study firsthand accounts of earlier scientific work.

Which of the following, if true, would best reconcile the two statements above?

A.Many firsthand accounts of earlier, flawed scientific work are not generally known to be mistaken.
B.Lessons in scientific methodology can be learned by seeing how earlier scientific work was carried out, sometimes especially when we results of that work are known to be incorrect.
C.Scientists can make valuable contributions to the scientific work of their time even if the results of their work will later be shown to be mistaken.
D.There are many scientists today who are not thoroughly familiar with earlier scientific research.
E.Some of the better scientific research of today does not directly address earlier scientific work.


答案是B。当然我后来是认同B的。
但是C错在哪里呢，每个时期的科学家在当时科学技术水平允许的情况下，做出的结论在他们那个年代是对的，科学的进步本来就是这样的过程：一开始是对的，正确的理论，不断被后继的推翻再重新定论。所以还是有贡献的嘛~
我这样的了解不对吗？

evelyn205205

谢谢，你的解释一针见血。

sdcar2010

C is wrong because those scientists mentioned did not make "contributions to the scientific work of their time." Rather their contribution was in OUR time, or later than their time.

evelyn205205

is there anyone who can help me？

evelyn205205

NN们，来帮帮我吧~

evelyn205205

求助求助啊~~~