Into Unscientific

Chapter 283 Shouldn't You Need To Eat An Ax? (8.2K)

"What?"

In the shed.

William Whewell was flipping through the observation records in front of him, and asked Xu Yun and others curiously:

"Professor Gauss, student Luo Feng, is this the 'Star Conan' you are looking for?"

Only at this moment.

On the several observation records in his hand, a small dot was drawn with a circle.

These small dots can only be seen with the naked eye, and they can be found if you look carefully, but they are usually ignored with a high probability.

Xu Yun nodded with a smile. He had simply checked the image just now, and he was sure that what Gauss found was Pluto:

"That's right."

William Whewell seemed to be a little puzzled. He compared the two black and white photos up and down, and muttered:

"But the circles in these two photos are one above and the other below, how can it be seen that they are the same star?"

Xu Yunjian pouted at Gao Si, and both of them showed a hint of helplessness on their faces at the same time.

no way.

In many cases, front-end scientific research projects are like this.

In the eyes of some people, the results that scientists have worked so hard to achieve are somewhat inexplicable and confusing.

However, those people are not necessarily malicious denials or brainless stalks, but there are real cognitive barriers.

When seeing some data that exceeds common sense, subconsciously, the question "Can modern technology achieve this precision?"

For example, LIGO in later generations.

Everyone knows it detected gravitational waves, but few people know how insanely accurate this thing really is.

Its arm length is 4km, and the light path is reflected 400 times inside, and the laser light path length reaches 1600km.

That's not all.

The gravitational waves it detects are essentially fluctuations from more than a billion light-years away with an amplitude of one-thousandth of the radius of a proton.

This is like a typhoon raging in the Pacific Ocean. You throw a stone on the shore of Shanghai, and he measures the ripples caused by the stone on the beach in California.

May I ask how many ordinary people can not be confused?

So some practitioners that Xu Yun knew would explain some things to others in Moments or Weibo at the beginning, but then they simply ignored it.

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This is the case in 2022, let alone 1850, when the modern scientific system was just established.

For a philosopher like William Whewell, the logic of finding an exoplanet through calculations is indeed a bit far-fetched.

Of course.

Fortunately, besides William Whewell, there were quite a few sensible people.

Like Faraday.

Such as Riemann.

Like Weierstrass.

Another example is those students majoring in mathematics and natural sciences.

With these people present, Gauss's efforts would not turn into a sentence, 'Is this stuff real? ’ interrogative sentence.

Then Xu Yun looked at Gauss, saw that the little old man was in good spirits, and said:

"Professor Gauss, please start positioning."

position.

The concept is not difficult to understand.

It is to lock the position of Pluto at this moment through the previously calculated orbit.

This is also the last link of today's observation mission.

well known.

Planets and stars are in motion every moment, planets revolve around stars, and stars revolve around the center of galaxies or star clusters.

However, due to the different orbits and distances.

Most stars are basically stationary for humans, and planets often appear in different positions at different times.

For ordinary people, it is easier to find the four stars of gold, wood, fire and earth in the four seasons.

Because they are basically located in the same orbital plane as the earth, if the earth's orbital plane is used as a reference, the difference in orbital inclination between them is even less than 5 degrees.

This orbital plane is the ecliptic.

That is.

If you want to find metal, wood, fire and earth, you only need to look for it in the sky area near the ecliptic.

As for the locking of the zodiac, there are many ways.

For example, you can use your mobile phone to download the electronic star map, where you don’t know where to click, and the fisherman no longer has to worry about your study.

You can also move your eyes to reverse the ecliptic plane by looking for constellations near the ecliptic.

Among them, the best ones to recognize in spring are Leo and Virgo.

The line connecting the constellations in front of Leo is sickle-shaped, and the brightest one at the bottom is Regulus XIV, and the area close to it is the ecliptic.

Summer is Scorpio and Sagittarius.

The zodiac runs between the pincers (Palestine) and the heart (Antares) of Scorpio.

Autumn is Pegasus, and the two stars on the east side extend about twice the distance to the south, which is the position of the ecliptic

Winter is Taurus, and the zodiac is between Aldebaran and the Pleiades. (It is suggested that everyone can try it. It is very interesting. I taught a buddy this method at the beginning, and later he used this trick to attract a girl at a barbecue stand. It is a real thing.)

For planets other than metal, wood, fire and earth, it is more troublesome to locate.

For example, Mercury can only barely be observed after sunset or before sunrise, and Uranus and Neptune need to be assisted by MATLAB scripts.

As for Pluto?

This thing is really outrageous.

Its orbital inclination is 17.1405 degrees, and the inclination of its rotating shaft is close to 120. It can almost be said to be lying down and rotating.

Even in 2022, not many people can calculate Pluto's orbit with bare hands.

Under normal circumstances, there are probably only two or three in a polytechnic university.

However, the abilities of people are different. For Gauss, this step is as long as you really have hands.

He picked up the pen, and quickly calculated on the paper according to the calculated orbital formula.

five minutes later.

A set of data appeared:

Right ascension 06h42m10.38726s, declination 08° 23′ 22.4764″.

Corner diameter 0.065″-0.115″.

Flat rate \u003c1%. (This is the coordinates of Pluto on November 17, 1950. I can’t calculate it in 1850. I don’t know why the VSOP87 module crashes when it is turned on. Is the i3 already so lazy now?)

Then Xu Yun took the paper to the side of the astronomical telescope, and handed the paper to Hubert Airy's father, George Biddle Airy, the current director of the Greenwich Observatory.

This was the condition that Xu Yun had negotiated with Hubert Airy in the coffee shop that day, and it was also one of the reasons why he persuaded George Bedell Airy to help.

That is to use the discovery of Pluto to eliminate the pressure of public opinion on George Biddle Alley.

Therefore, the final star-seeking link will naturally be operated by George Biddle Alley.

And let's be honest.

The astronomical telescope in 1850 has a lot of small parts. You can ask Xu Yun to operate it roughly, but he really doesn’t have the ability to do micro-manipulation.

George Biddle Alley took the note, glanced at Gauss, and then at Xu Yun deeply.

Now is the time to decide for yourself whether this choice is right or wrong.

Or to be precise.

It's time to decide if everyone is tired enough tonight, or if they'll work all night for nothing.

under pressure.

Even though George Biddle Alley had a lot of experience, he still felt a little nervous at this moment.

Then he took a deep breath and went to the telescope.

The star positions were corrected according to the coordinates.

The Pluto of 2022 is retrograde in Capricornus, while the Pluto of 1850 is still wandering around Orion.

Of course.

The "retrograde" and "wandering" here both refer to the picture from the perspective of the earth. On the cosmic scale, their actual distance is more than thousands of light-years.

With the coordinates given by Gauss, George Biddle Airy quickly found one of the targets:

Orion B Molecular Cloud Complex.

This complex has a very domineering name in later generations, called "Cosmic Light Saber":

One of the adolescent stars released two jets into space, like a laser sword, showing a powerful and terrifying force.

Other than that.

Also within this complex is a nebula called NGC 2068.

Of course.

Compared with the number NGC2068, its other name is a little more well-known:

M78 nebula.

That's right, it is the M78 where the Kingdom of Light is located.

M78 appears to be a blob with small telescopes, and has two stars of 10th and 11th magnitude, so it's easy to find.

It is a pity that Ultraman Gauss was not born in the Land of Light,

Otherwise, Gauss should have a special sense of joy when he saw Gauss' hometown.

After locking this star area.

George Biddle Airy manipulated the fine adjustment of the worm, then aligned the polar axis and tightened the screws.

In less than half a minute, the starry sky was completely locked.

Some astronomical telescopes in later generations will be equipped with digital display screens, but the technical level is not up to the standard these days, so there is only one way to deal with right ascension and declination after two decimal places:

Use the ruler to segment the finderscope.

I saw George Biddle Alley, a tall man, took out a caliper from his body, and turned the torque with a creak.

Then bent down, lay down on the finder scope like a brown bear gnawing on a honeycomb, and measured the scale.

The Greenwich Planetarium in 2022 once exhibited a longitude and latitude scale in the early 20th century, the accuracy can reach about five to six decimal places, and the accuracy is relatively good.

"10.3853610.38542"

ten minutes later.

George Biddle Airy, who had been muttering about the data, suddenly let out a heavy snort, dropped the latitude and longitude scale, and rushed to the eyepiece to observe.

A few seconds passed.

He raised his head in ecstasy, and said loudly to Xu Yun, Gao Si and others:

"I found it, I found Conan Star!"

I heard this.

The scene surrounded by hundreds of people was silent at first, and then a burst of noisy discussions erupted.

Seeing this, Gauss exchanged glances with Xu Yun, and quickly walked to George Biddle Airy's side:

"Director Airy, have you found Conan? Are you sure?"

"One hundred percent sure!"

George Biddle Airy patted his chest, and at the same time gave up his position, and gave Gauss the observation point.

Gauss nodded to him in thanks, walked to the observation position, and began to look into the eyepiece.

George Biddle Alley stood beside him respectfully, providing guidance for Gauss's observations:

"The position of Conan is at the upper right of the viewing angle, there are no other celestial bodies around, and there are two stars whose vertical angles are close to a straight line on the left and right of the three fields of view on the left"

At the prompt of George Biddle Alley, Gauss quickly found the planet:

This is not a particularly bright planet, it occupies a corner of the starry sky alone, and there are no stars around it.

as if

grim Reaper.

Then Gauss slowly raised his head from the eyepiece and gave the position to Faraday.

Another half a minute passed.

Faraday was replaced by Xu Yun.

After Xu Yun left the observation point.

He turned and looked at Faraday and Gauss, and the three nodded at the same time.

I saw Gauss straightened his chest, looked around with sharp eyes, and said loudly:

"Professors and students, all eyes are on me, I announce something!"

"That is"

"Not long ago, we successfully discovered the ninth planet in the solar system!"

"Tonight is a night of miracles that can be recorded in the history of science!"

The voice fell.

Wow——

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

Faraday and Gauss are currently the world's number one in the field of physics and mathematics, and because mathematics is the core of the classical education system, Gauss' influence is even greater than Faraday.

With these two big shots as guarantees, there is obviously no need to question the authenticity.

As for Faraday and Gauss forcibly identifying a certain celestial body as Conan Star for their own sake?

joke.

This is a discovery that is enough to cause a sensation in the European scientific community. At that time, there will definitely be a large number of astronomers to observe according to the trajectory.

If it's a lie, don't say it in three to five days, maybe an astronomer in London will expose it tomorrow night.

In fact, every era is the same, a bunch of people are eager to be the top of their respective industries.

So if this kind of thing is accomplished, it is successful, and if it is not accomplished, it is not successful.

There is no such thing as covering up a failure for the sake of face.

Looking at the scene where the atmosphere was a little high, Xu Yun secretly gave Lao Tang a look.

Lao Tang nodded to him, and waved to the side knowingly.

soon.

Gulu Gulu——

A student union cadre came to the scene with a few binoculars.

It was mentioned in the copy of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Pluto's apparent magnitude is between +13.6 and +14.03, which is a dark star.

There is an empirical formula for the aperture of the telescope, which can easily calculate the limit magnitude ml of the telescope.

This formula is ml=2.1+5lgD, where D is the value of the aperture of the telescope in millimeters, and lg is the logarithm.

It is not difficult to calculate according to the formula.

As long as it is an astronomical telescope with an aperture of 288 mm or more, Pluto can be seen in good weather-provided that the light pollution is not too serious and it is not at the aphelion point.

Although the University of Cambridge does not have many astronomical telescopes of this size in stock, there are still five or six of them.

According to Xu Yun and Lao Tang's plan.

Once Pluto is discovered, these telescopes can be moved to the site, allowing as many students as possible to observe Pluto with their own eyes.

Thus.

The sense of participation of the students will be much higher than that of the photoelectric effect, which is very beneficial to the observation itself, Gewu Society and even natural science.

as expected.

When these telescopes came to the scene, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly reached a climax tonight.

A large number of students gathered by the eyepiece of the telescope, hoping to witness the ninth planet in the solar system with their own eyes.

"Let me be healthy!"

"You stepped on my foot!"

"I saw it, I saw it! Didn't it mean that Conan Star is very dark, why do I feel so bright?"

"You saw a barren, so he is Rigel, a star discovered 19 years ago! Can the star not be bright?"

"Student, do you want to join our Gewu Club? Anyway, it doesn't cost money, and you can add one plus."

Just when the scene was full of excitement, George Biddle Alley also came to Xu Yun's side.

I saw that the director of the Greenwich Observatory was full of emotion at this time, and said to Xu Yun seriously:

"Student Luo Feng, thank you this time."

George Biddle Alley's words were really not polite. Throughout the night, there were only two people he was most grateful for.

One is Gaussian.

Now he has both admiration and gratitude for Gauss - admiration because he is also an astronomer and knows how difficult it is to lock a planet through mathematical calculations, or it is not a human thing at all.

I am grateful because with the discovery of Conan Xing, the pressure on my body will drop sharply!

He will change from a dull person who missed the discovery of Neptune to a positive figure who supports emerging disciplines and dares to explore the universe!

Even in the past few moments, he has been thinking about which connections to seek, and to get relevant reports out as soon as possible.

Another person whom George Biddle Alley is grateful for is Xu Yun.

From the process point of view, the observation tonight can be divided into several links.

Such as manpower mobilization, equipment debugging, data calculation, file classification and final observation, etc.

If evaluated from a single stage, Xu Yun may not be the one who contributed the most at each stage.

For example, the manpower mobilization should be attributed to Faraday, the equipment debugging should be attributed to the Greenwich Observatory, and the quantity calculation should be attributed to the calculation team.

But if all the stages are integrated, then Xu Yun is undoubtedly the well-deserved number one contributor.

to some extent.

This young Oriental is the real driving force behind this miracle

across from him.

Looking at George Biddle Alley, who looked much more relaxed, Xu Yun smiled and waved his hands:

"Mr. Airy, you praise me too much, I just rely on my ancestors."

The words are not finished.

Xu Yun suddenly felt an itchy neck.

He turned his head subconsciously, and found that Avelyn was looking at him with a smile not far away.

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Xu Yun was a little terrified by Avelyn's gaze, and quickly shrank his neck, resolutely admitted his cowardice, and changed his words:

"Mr. Airy, I'm not being humble either. I just did a little bit of work, just talking about it on paper. I can't count it, I can't count it."

George Beadle Alley took a deep look at him, didn't delve into it too deeply, but changed the topic and said:

"By the way, student Luo Feng, have you figured out Conan Xing's alias?"

Xu Yun was slightly taken aback:

"Alias?"

"Yes, alias."

George Biddle Alley nodded, explaining:

"For the stars that have been discovered, we will also arrange an alias for it in addition to the standard name."

"For example, Mars is Mars, the god of war in Roman mythology, Mercury is Mercury, Europa is Europa, etc."

"Mr. Fat Fish was the first to formulate the derivation process of Conan Star, and Mr. Gauss and Professor Faraday also expressed their renunciation of naming rights."

"So the task of naming it falls on you—after all, you are the only descendant of Mr. Fat Fish."

Only then did Xu Yun nodded in understanding.

It is a common custom both at home and abroad to give celestial bodies aliases.

For example, Mars is called Mars in Europe, and Yinghuo in the East.

Another example is that Venus is called Aphrodite in Europe, Taibai or Venus in the East, etc.

Similar examples abound.

And because of the humiliating history of modern times, Europeans have always taken the initiative in naming rights.

In later generations, many stars were named after European mythological figures.

But the current Faraday or Gauss is worth mentioning.

Even George Biddle Alley, the future president of the Royal Society, has a good reputation in history.

In addition, in this timeline, the status of 'fat fish' has surpassed the differences of races.

Therefore, George Biddle Alley graciously gave up the naming rights to Xu Yun.

As for Xu Yun.

Naturally, I am happy to accept this kindness.

He has seen many strange things in his two lifetimes, but he has never had the experience of naming celestial bodies.

But what alias should I give Pluto?

How about calling it Su Song to commemorate Lao Su, the pioneer of oriental astronomy?

Not good, not good.

Old Su is not dead yet.

The original meaning of Pluto is a bit inauspicious, and the environment of the planet is extremely cold, not to mention that it will be downshifted in the future, so it is inappropriate to use Lao Su's name.

or just.

Take a name that can form a CP with Conan?

Such as Hattori Heiji, Kidd or Genta?

It doesn't seem appropriate either.

Who should I call then?

Between thoughts.

Xu Yun suddenly caught a glimpse of Frederick Agar Ellis and his father, Vitorino Ellis, who were blushing and quickly retreating from the crowd.

See this situation.

Suddenly Xu Yun's eyes lit up.

He turned his head, smiled and said to George Biddle Alley:

"Mr. Airy, maybe Conan's alias is 'Ellis'."

"After all, this star was discovered under the 'care' of Earl Ellis."

"I think that when people mention Conan Star, they will think of the contribution of Earl Ellis, what do you think?"

George Biddle Alley blinked, then lifted his eyelids and glanced at Vitorino Ellis.

His son, Hubert Airy, was also a student of mathematics, so after the meeting, Vitorino Ellis' remarks were naturally repeated to him.

be honest.

George Biddle Alley was somewhat dissatisfied with such remarks. .

Because he was also among the "whimsical people" that Vitorino Ellis said, he was bombarded by the map inexplicably.

At the same time, as supporters of natural science, nobles such as George Biddle Airy and Vitorino Ellis also had some differences in their positions.

Therefore, facing Xu Yun's proposal, he agreed without much hesitation:

"Okay, I also think Ellis is a good name. Its Greek name is Valis, which means a cold lowland. It is obviously a perfect description for Conan Star."

Although the exact distance to Pluto is not yet known.

According to the Titius-Bode rule, Pluto is about 30 astronomical units away from the sun, so the temperature of that planet must be extremely low.

Using Valis to describe it is quite vivid.

Afterwards, George Biddle Alley chatted casually with Xu Yun, then turned and left the scene.

Seeing the disappearing figure of George Biddle Alley, Xu Yun couldn't help touching his chin.

Because of the letter he wrote to Mavericks, Poisson's bright spots had been discovered by Mavericks in advance, and the name was changed to Newton's bright spots.

That is.

Due to my own reasons, this timeline lacks a face-slapping allusion.

So now that I return a new allusion to this world, then it can be regarded as a clearing.

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Then Xu Yun suddenly thought of something again, lowered his head, and touched the ax on his waist.

Feeling its hard ax edge, Xu Yun exhaled lightly:

"Very well, it seems that there is no need to speak again this time."

As a result, the voice did not fall.

In a small shed not far away, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly came:

"Ah, that's weird."