Into Unscientific

In winter, because the direct sunlight is in the southern hemisphere, the sky in the northern hemisphere generally gets dark faster than in other seasons. (Don't say that I write hydrology like this, I didn't write about the northern and southern hemispheres last time.)

Just after four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky began to darken.

Da da da--

at the same time.

A carriage slowly drove in from outside the town of Cambridge.

These were not allowed to move on until they had passed a joint inspection by Cambridge Rangers and Royal Guards.

Finally arrived outside the car park specially designated by Trinity College.

On the side of the parking lot stands an auditorium, which is a place vacated by Cambridge University for guests to rest.

This moment.

On a lawn near the parking lot.

"Student Luo Feng."

Looking at the parking lot that was gradually being filled with carriages, William Whewell couldn't help showing a trace of tension in his eyes, turned around and said to Xu Yun beside him:

"Student Luo Feng, this time Cambridge University has invited hundreds of members of the Royal Society. You should know what this means, right?"

"The school trusts you so much, so don't make any mistakes."

Compared with William Whewell's entanglement, Xu Yun's expression is much more relaxed:

"Don't worry, Mr. Whewell, haven't the school inspected the Analytical Machine and Fat Fish Interferometer several times?"

"These two things are fine. Even if we don't find Planet X or the third experiment fails, it won't affect the image of Cambridge University at all."

"Besides, I still have a lot of confidence in the third experiment."

William Whewell was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and then nodded slightly.

really.

As Xu Yun said.

The school directors have repeatedly verified the two sets of equipment mentioned by Xu Yun, and they can be sure that they can perfectly achieve the expected results.

Although Xu Yun has never disclosed the equipment of the third experiment to the school, the analytical machine and fat fish interferometer alone are enough to make Cambridge University invincible tonight.

Without this guarantee, Cambridge would not have the confidence to invite so many top leaders to watch the experiment.

In addition to hundreds of members of the Royal Society.

Big names from Italy, Germany, and the Gaul Academy of Sciences were also invited.

This is also one of Xu Yun's goals this time:

Since it was agreed to overturn the physics building and scare those old-fashioned heart attacks out, how could they do such a thing secretly?

The World Expo will close in two days. Out of respect for Prince Albert, more than 90% of the bigwigs in the scientific community have gathered in London.

So in terms of itinerary.

These bigwigs only need to rent a carriage and drive slowly for four or five hours to arrive at today's experiment venue.

It can be called a little effort.

And among these people.

There are quite a few of them are the stress boys or the pressure fathers who keep putting pressure on Avelyn.

Xu Yun thoughtfully prepared doctors and nitroglycerin for them. If they couldn't save them, the choir and pastor of the school church would be on call at any time.

If the status is high enough, you can even settle down on the Cambridge campus, standard Xiaolong service.

As the dean of Trinity College, William Whewell is one of the inviters of this event, and it is inevitable that he will come forward to receive guests from all parties tonight.

So Xu Yun took the initiative to leave after chatting with him, and came to the main venue of the experiment tonight——

In a huge open space.

This moment.

This open space is divided into three areas: a small area, a middle school, and a large area.

The smallest of these is to the right of the clearing.

In addition to the 'Todoro' telescope, which was used on the night of Pluto and added the principle of the Schmidt telescope at this time, there is also a huge analysis machine on it.

However, compared with the semi-finished equipment at the expo, the analysis machine in front of Xu Yun is undoubtedly much more eye-catching.

The first thing that catches the eye is a display screen, about 20 inches in size.

This screen, which looks quite rustic from the perspective of later generations, is a very high-tech product at this point in time.

Its core principle is cathode ray imaging - remember the few dark areas that appeared in the cathode ray experiment? Use is this principle.

It has a cathode ray gun inside. After receiving the signal from the host, it will emit cathode rays of different magnitudes according to the strength of the signal.

These rays hit an array of tiny blue, green, and red phosphorescent dots on the left side of the screen.

When activated, beams are fired horizontally, row by row.

When the phosphating dots are hit by a beam of light, they glow, thereby creating an image.

This is a low-power and inefficient display that only feeds back the final numbers and forgets about other images.

Behind the screen are two giant devices about five meters high, similar to the water towers of later generations.

More than 800 512-word acoustic mercury delay line memories are stored in these two 'water towers', which can perform fast multi-bit serial calculations.

for example.

For the group of 20-digit numbers calculated by Babbage and others at the World Expo a few months ago, this computer can get the result in only 1.2 seconds.

This speed is more than tens of millions of times worse than the 10^-18 seconds of later generations, but it is much faster and more accurate than human power.

In Xu Yun's arrangement tonight.

This device will replace the function of the Pluto night calculation team to verify the astronomical data observed by various countries in the past year.

Of course.

Out of the principle of not using it for nothing, Xu Yun still retained those tool bosses at the beginning and asked them to be candidates for re-inspection.

Anyway, you don’t need money, just use 100 million points.

And in the left area of ​​the analysis machine, there is a Michelson interferometer—in this timeline, it should be called the Fat Fish Interferometer.

The two optical arms of the interferometer are more than 12 meters, and the lenses and refractors are also placed in corresponding positions.

Both the interferometer and the analysis machine are in a standby state at this time and can be put into consumption at any time.

Immediately to the left of the interferometer

It is an extremely flat rectangular open land.

The length of the ground is about 100 meters, and the width is about 50 meters.

At a glance, the area of ​​this open land might not be less than 5,000 square meters.

In order to sort out such a flat land, William Whewell even asked someone to clear a piece of grass into an open space. In future generations, those environmentalists can at least round up to cause the destruction of seven to eight hundred square kilometers of the Brazilian rainforest.

This moment.

Laotang, Maimai and others are leading the members of Gewushe to lay something seriously on this flat ground.

Looking at this open space, Xu Yun's eyes were vaguely misty.

In terms of steps, there are actually four things they have to do tonight:

1. Demonstration of the Analytical Machine.

2. Find the real ninth planet X.

3. Carry out the Michelson-Morley experiment to deny the existence of ether.

4. Complete the electron interference diffraction experiment.

Among them, points 1 and 3 have already been verified by Xu Yun and even Cambridge University, as mentioned above.

As long as you come up with 1 and 3, it is impossible for Cambridge University to lose face tonight. The worst and worst description is "a fly in the ointment".

In the words of later generations, this is the so-called guarantee.

As for the second point of finding stars?

To be honest, Xu Yun has no background.

After all, even in 2022, the scientific community will not be able to discover the possible planet X.

Scientists can only use the orbital records of other planets to speculate that there is a gravitational source that is much larger than that of the earth, but much lower than that of stars.

Compared with 1 and 3, which have become established facts, or event 2, which is uncertain.

Xu Yun's greater focus is on

Event 4 on.

Precisely.

It is a tool that Event 4 will use.

The emergence of this tool may have no less impact on the scientific community than the photoelectric effect and X-rays.

Think here.

There was a sense of excitement in Xu Yun's heart.

Now this timeline has been messed up by myself, plus this thing that will appear tonight.

It's really exciting.

"Luo Feng."

And just when Xu Yun's mind was fluttering, Avelyn walked over from a distance.

Today, the girl is dressed in white, with a youthful beauty on her clean face without makeup.

But I don't know why.

Xu Yun always felt that the girl's attire today seemed like she was doing something for nothing.

Cough cough, think too much.

Xu Yun quickly dispelled the whole thought from his mind, and looked at Avelyn again:

"Good evening, classmate Avelyn, didn't you go to greet those important people?"

Avelyn shook her head, and handed an apple to Xu Yun:

"I'm on the run—they're going to scold me when they meet each other, why am I still staying there?"

Xu Yun took the apple, put it to his mouth, took a bite, and asked while chewing:

"That's true. By the way, how much pressure is there for me today?"

Avelyn was no stranger to these words that came out of Xu Yun's mouth. Hearing these words, she looked towards the parking lot and twitched her eyebrows slightly:

"I didn't count them, at least forty or fifty, here, did you see that person?"

Xu Yun followed the trend and looked.

A few tens of meters away from them, a middle-aged man in his forties was being helped to get off the carriage.

Standing beside the carriage was another middle-aged man with a hint of respect in his smile. This man Xu Yun also knew. He was the dean of King's College at the same level as William Whewell.

"Huo'er, this standard is quite high."

Xu Yun took another bite of the apple, and looked at the middle-aged man with great interest:

"Looks like a big boss?"

Evelyn nodded lightly:

"Well, his name is Christian Doppler, and he was the one who scolded me the most when I skipped class."

Xu Yun was slightly taken aback.

Christian Doppler?

Good guy, this is really a big guy.

Doppler is a typical scientist with little output but great contribution. The most famous achievement is enough to be

Doppler effect.

Many people may not understand the term Doppler effect, but they must have heard of it at some point.

Its main content is actually very simple, to put it bluntly in one sentence:

The wavelength radiated by an object changes due to the relative motion of the wave source and the observer.

But what is interesting is that this is a phenomenon that holds true both at the macro and micro levels.

For example, when an ambulance is approaching, the sound heard is higher than the original, and the sound is lower than the original when the car leaves, this is the Doppler effect.

And in the original history.

Because the research direction is also optics and astronomy, Doppler has always been a very pure Newtonian.

For example, he once wrote a sentence in a letter to his wife:

"Although I love you in this life, if I was born in Newton's time, I would change my X orientation for him."

So in this copy.

It's not surprising that Doppler's attitude towards Aveline is a bit dark.

in the next time.

Xu Yun regards apples as melons, and while gnawing on them, he meets many old men who have long been under pressure against Avelyn:

"That's David Brewster. Named Brewster's Corner."

"The one who looks happy is called Wilshere Kennedy (real person). Luo Feng, why are you staring at his head?"

"That was Jean-Baptiste Biot, a Gaul, who discovered the optical properties of mica"

Avelyn eloquently introduced many 'enemies', including some big names in the scientific world, and some not-so-famous contemporary folk science.

Another thing that makes Xu Yun very interesting is.

Every time a person was mentioned, Avelyn, the ATM girl, would recount their evaluations of herself, obviously holding grudges for a long time.

But looking at it, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became solemn.

A few seconds passed.

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-"

There was a sound of ritual music playing in the distance.

Avelyn listened with her ears sideways for a while, her eyes suddenly focused, she stood up quickly, and tugged at Xu Yun's cuff:

"Royal ceremony and music, it seems that His Majesty has arrived! I am the only descendant of Newton's ancestor, so I must be present at this time!"

Avelyn pulled Xu Yun and trotted all the way, and soon came to the outskirts of the grass.

A few minutes later.

A four-wheeled carriage slowly approached from a distance.

The four sides of the carriage are wrapped in expensive and exquisite silk, and the windows inlaid with gold and jewels are covered by a curtain of light blue crepe. The skeleton is golden throughout, which is extremely luxurious.

William Whewell and other senior officials of Cambridge University stood respectfully by the auditorium, and behind them were invited concierges.

In some concierges.

Xu Yun saw George Biddle Airy, director of the Greenwich Observatory, and also met the great priest Joyoel Yamcha, whom he had met at Westminster Abbey.

Also Tennyson, Harvey Clement, Rossetti, and .

Tian Caiming was following behind a middle-aged man Xu Yun didn't know who was standing in the first row.

"Hey, classmate Avelyn."

Xu Yun touched Avelyn with his elbow without moving, and asked in a low voice:

"Do you know the man with the white beard standing three figures to the left behind Dean Whewell?"

Avelyn looked up and glanced in that direction, and quickly replied:

"You say him, his name is James Bruce."

"James Bruce?"

Xu Yun repeated the name and frowned slightly.

Do not know why.

He always felt that the name seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember the identity of this person—after all, he was not a history major.

And just when he was about to inquire about the identity of the other party, the royal carriage also happened to stop at the scene.

So Xu Yun had no choice but to give up this idea, bowed his head like everyone else, and performed a chest salute.

Click——

After the carriage stabilized, the carriage was quickly opened, and Albert came out in formal attire.

A uniform voice sounded at the scene:

"I have seen His Majesty!"

Everyone in Albert's dynasty waved their hands, looked around, paused for a moment after their eyes made contact with Xu Yun, and nodded slightly.

The meaning is obvious:

Luo Feng, I will watch your performance tonight!

Then Prince Albert turned around and followed William Whewell and others into the auditorium.

Taking advantage of Doppler and others not noticing her, Avelyn quickly left the scene with Xu Yun.

About an hour passed.

The sky completely turned from dim to pitch black.

Xu Yun, who had nothing happened in the past hour, brought Aveline to the analysis machine and joined Gauss and others.

It can be clearly seen that compared with a year ago, Gauss's spirit is much weaker.

The whole person looked sick, and he even needed Riemann's support to walk.

This is an inevitable situation that will be encountered at the end of life. Even if Xu Yun is a descendant, he cannot violate this rule.

However, Gauss's eyes are still bright. For today, he has prepared for a long time.

under the stars.

The prince of mathematics put his hands behind his back, broke away from Riemann's support, and looked at the sky alone:

"The tenth planet."

Gauss murmured some words that Xu Yun couldn't understand clearly, his eyes were deep.

Then Gauss took a deep breath and said to Xu Yun:

"Luo Feng, are you ready?"

Xu Yun nodded heavily:

"certainly!"

Then Gauss once again declined the support of Xu Yun and Riemann, and walked slowly and firmly to the center of the field.

at the same time.

Many bigwigs who watched the experiment also took their seats, and sat around Prince Albert on the seats prepared in advance by Cambridge University, speaking in low voices.

There is anticipation in it.

Suspicious again.

There is also disdain.

The students stood on the other side of the open space and gathered together in an orderly manner.

After everything is ready.

William Whewell sent someone to inform Xu Yun that the experiment could begin.

Xu Yun looked up at the starry sky, and walked quickly to the analysis machine.

As before, I wrote it down.

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