I have to admit that Frank's mobility is still very strong.

Two days later, through some secret sources, the news came that Mr. Galileo would have some time to talk to the guests on the afternoon of May 3.

Mo Ming looked at him in surprise, then thanked him, and then sat down at his desk, and began to write some discourses and knowledge about science. Galileo Galilei had a deep knowledge of mechanics, astronomy, and mathematics, and Mo Ming was not a professional scientist after all, and he only knew a lot of knowledge, so he was ready to seriously list the knowledge in his mind, so that when that day came, he would be able to parry some questions from Galileo or his students.

Frank was still looking at what Mo Ming had written, but after a few minutes of reading, he was deflated.

"What kind of text are you writing, Mo, is it a hieroglyph from the East?" Frank asked with a depressed expression.

"You're smart, Frank. Yes, this is the Oriental text, my native language. Mo Ming replied as she wrote, "By the way, Frank, I don't know Italian, can you?" How are we going to communicate with Galileo and them? ”

"Ha Lu Ha." Frank laughed a few times, got up from his seat, and said with a smile: "Mo, I finally found that you lack the necessary understanding of some common sense. Of course, you are not to blame, after all, you are from the East Coast and from the East. ”

"What kind of mess?" Mo Ming frowned and said, "What common sense? What about the Italian language? ”

"Don't you know the way? Universities in Italy and even throughout Europe are taught in Latin, and communication between students is generally in Latin. Otherwise, how do you get students from Germany, England or France to interact with each other? Frank said with a smile.

"Can you read and write Latin?" Mo Ming asked.

"Of course! Don't forget. I've been studying theology for a while. And the foundation of studying theology is that you are proficient in Latin. Frank said with a slight smugness.

Look at the smug face of this twenty-year-old young man. Mo Ming smiled dumbly. Even though he is an aristocrat and has received various educations since he was a child, he is still just a child after all.

"Then you'll be my interpreter. Frank, you've done me a great favor. ”

"No problem. But first, tell me what you wrote, how you have both English and Greek letters? You know, I've always been interested in these miscellaneous things. ”

"Okay. Actually, it's the pressure formula and some atmospheric pressure knowledge......"

Two days later, Frank and Mo Ming were invited to visit Galileo's home.

Galileo was already an old man in his last years, and due to years of secret investigations, rebukes, and the death of his loved ones, the 72-year-old scientific giant was in poor health at this time, and it looked like he was going to fall down at any moment. Mo Ming frowned secretly when he saw it, even if he agreed to go to the east coast in this physical condition, he might not be able to withstand the long-distance bumps on the sea at all.

"Distinguished guest, please forgive me for being rude." The gray-haired Galileo got up from his chair and said in Latin: "I should have met you two days ago, but I was in a very weak state at the time, so I'm sorry." I heard that you would like to publish a book for me? ”

Galileo's manuscript was declared banned by the Church at this time. Anyone willing to publish such a book would be at serious political risk and would likely be subjected to a brutal Inquisition.

"Yes. Dear Galileo. Mr. Galileh. Mo Ming said with certainty, "I am entrusted by the Academy of Natural Sciences of the Republic of East Coast of China to obtain the publishing rights of all your books on the East Coast, and we will pay you a remuneration in line with your identity." Of course, they also invite you to visit the East Coast as you see fit. ”

After Mo Ming finished speaking, Frank quickly translated it.

"Young man, I don't need an interpreter, I can still understand French." Galileo smiled, "The East Coast Republic of China? Sounds like a country of the Dutch nature, so where is your country? Oriental? ”

"Not in the East, in the New World." Mo Ming looked into Galileo's eyes and said. The old man was suffering from severe cataracts, and his vision was very poor at this time.

"New World!" A man standing behind the old man exclaimed.

The man stood behind Galileo, apparently his student or assistant. Mo Ming looked at him, and really couldn't tell who he was, and couldn't tell his age.

"This is my friend Castelli, who used to be my student as well." Galileo smiled gently, "But to be honest, I was surprised too. I have the impression that the New World is a wild land, with gold and silver, sweet cocoa, excellent dyes, ah, and a great crowd of Indians who are in desperate need of civilization and have not yet entered the realm of civilization. ”

"The Republic of the East Coast was founded a few years ago, and the original founders were all descendants of exiles from the East." Mo Ming opened his eyes and began to talk nonsense, "Our country is extremely rich, our military is also very strong, and we even defeated the Spaniards who are in full swing. The most important thing is that our country is unusually liberal in the fields of culture, science, art, religion, etc. Everyone is free to study science and pursue the truth, regardless of religious influences, and the state encourages them to do so. In some cases, they even receive government grants for scientific research. ”

"God, are you the Lord's people? Whose parish do you have there? Jesuit or Franciscan? "The Church is so tolerant. ”

"We are a secular country, and we are special." Mo Ming nodded vaguely, he was afraid that this group of devout believers would know what bad effects would happen after the current miserable situation of Christians being suppressed on the East Coast.

"It sounds like there's a strong academic atmosphere there, and the government's attitude towards truth and science is very admirable, just as enlightened and enterprising as the Venice I spent in my youth." Galileo sighed, not seeming to care about the religion of the East Coast, and then went on to ask what he cared about, "So, have you achieved anything in science?" Or what's a refreshing new insight? ”

"It's a pity that we are still on the path of previous research, and we have very few achievements of our own." Mo Ming continued to make up nonsense, "Our ancestors have created incomparably brilliant scientific achievements, many of which are amazing to the world. For example, the atmospheric pressure, which Mr. Galilei was interested in, has been clearly verified. In addition, we have extended this theory and designed many highly practical mechanical equipment. ”

"Is the air gravity hypothesis true? What is atmospheric pressure? Galileo's voice suddenly raised.

"Approximately equivalent to a pressure of 760 mm Hg. Sorry, but the millimeter is a unit of scale on our east coast. Mo Ming explained.

"Is it possible to measure the pressure of the atmosphere with mercury...... Galileo muttered to himself, as if lost in thought, "then the rotation of the earth is correct, and the air is indeed under the influence of gravity." ”

"So what new theories did you derive from atmospheric pressure?" Castelli was also in the dark, they were a group of scientific maniacs who had been suppressed by the Church, and when they heard a new theory, they immediately wanted to find out.

"On this basis, we have developed a mature theory of thermodynamics. I'm sorry, but I can't explain this theory to you, because it is related to the core technology of our country, and I hope you can understand. Mo Ming said apologetically. He's not stupid, he knows what he can say and what he can't say.

The theory of thermodynamics was tailor-made for the steam engine, and if this theory spread all over Europe, with the academic atmosphere and scientific research spirit in Europe at this time, it is not certain that someone would have invented the steam engine. In that case, Europe may enter the industrial revolution ahead of schedule, and this is not to find itself unhappy.

Castillilo was a little disappointed, but he understood.

"Not only that, but we also have a set of proven and mature theories in mechanics, acceleration, etc." Mo Ming continued to speak, and then Galileo was most concerned, "In astronomy, our ancestors observed that our solar system has nine planets, and calculated the orbits of these planets and the period of one orbit around the sun. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to observe so many planets due to the lack of necessary telescopes. ”

This is another bombshell.

At this time, the observation conditions were limited, and Europe had only just observed the moons of Saturn, and the study of these planets was still in its infancy. Therefore, it is conceivable how much impact Mo Ming's words had on them.

At this time, even Galileo was a little excited, he studied astronomy all his life, and was even suppressed and judged by the church because of this. At this time, he suddenly discovered that there were such brilliant scientific research results somewhere in the New World, which made him, a passer-by who had been groping in the dark, seem to have found a guiding light.

Next, Galileo and Castelli chatted with Mo Ming for a long time. The topics are all about astronomy, mechanics and other physical knowledge, Mo Ming pays attention to his words, can say a little, can say a little, can not say it is not clear, and then invite the two to take their students to the East Coast for academic visits and scientific research.

This invitation made the two of them hesitate. After all, it was the first time they and Mo Ming had met, and it was impossible to say that they had no doubts at all. Although Frank vouched for Mo Ming in his mother's name, the two cautiously said that they needed to think about it carefully. (To be continued......)