Chapter 226: The Tycho System: A Hybrid of Ptolemy and Copernicus
The establishment of the education mouth requires a lot of complicated work. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info This is even more time than the establishment of a senate.
A senate without a real foundation is like a hanging garden. It's not that hard to put together. But there is a lot of practical content involved in education, and Corning even has to do it himself.
He first wrote a letter to Zhong Yuzheng, inviting him to gather disciples to give lectures in the neighborhood based on the library building. However, not long after the letter was sent, he welcomed a heavyweight guest.
Xu Guangqi.
"Mr. Xuanhu." Under the old willow tree, Kangning bowed down to greet this representative of Western learning and eastward progress.
As a junior, it is natural to salute the industry bigwigs. However, to everyone's surprise, Xu Guangqi's attitude towards Kangning is obviously not like what the industry bigwigs should have for their juniors.
He actually replied with a flat salute.
The crowd behind Kangning, including Kuroda Nagamasa, who was a prisoner, were obviously surprised by this outcome.
It wasn't until the two sides finished saluting that Kang Ning seemed to remember that this Xu Guangqi could be regarded as admiring. Although this incident is not far away, many things happened in the middle, which diluted Corning's impression of this matter. Therefore, in a trance, he was also surprised by Xu Guangqi's arrival. But as soon as he thought about it, he knew that according to the content of the letter, it was impossible for Xu Guangqi not to come.
"Brother An Shixian's letter, the old man has already read it." As soon as Xu Guangqi opened his mouth, Kang Ning was taken aback. He can't afford the title of virtuous brother. However, the other party is obviously not prepared to waste time on this issue. Since the letter is mentioned straight to the point, it is natural to talk about the problem of old discussion. Looking at the old guy's face, he looked impatient, and knew that there were some things he had been holding back for a long time.
This is the attitude of an old-timer towards a younger generation. Calling such a worthless thing is nothing to him. If it's really an equal relationship, then it's much more troublesome to greet. Since it is for the younger generation, it is polite to give you a nice title and a vain courtesy. And in fact, do you really think of you for something? No, what the old man wants to ask, you should answer it quickly.
That's the attitude of the old guys.
Kangning smiled slightly, his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and replied: "The kid can only be a porter of knowledge." However, they have not been able to make achievements in theory and practice. If Mr. Xuanhu wants to teach something, I'm afraid the kid won't be able to learn well. It's better to let one or two of my family's west seats discuss together. How is it? ”
When Xu Guangqi heard this, he was already sneering in his heart. I know that you are a young yellow-mouthed child, it is impossible for you to have such amazing insights, and there are indeed many people from others. However, he Xu Guangqi came this time to take a look and learn. It doesn't matter if you are talented or a fox, he has to see the "beauty" of the tiger today.
So Xu Guangqi pretended to laugh and said, "Of course you can." ”
Corning didn't care about the other party's expression. As for the content of the letter, he was originally prepared to debate with this old man himself, but now that he has a more authoritative figure to assist, does he need to do it himself?
Soon, Xu Guangqi saw the faces of "one or two" tigers. Only then did he realize that he was not the only one who played tricks on his lips. Corning's kid wasn't a good man either.
With this huge lineup, it's enough to open a zoo, who said there are only one or two.
Rao is Xu Guangqi has seen many Tessie missionaries before, and he has a certain ability to accept white people. But it was inevitable to be surprised to see so many outsiders gathered here.
Several Japanese captives were not taken into his eyes, and since the end of the Korean War, the maritime frontier of the Ming Dynasty has also stopped a lot. Since this Kang Anshi family is engaged in maritime trade, it is inevitable that there will be some conflicts at sea, and it is not difficult to catch a few prisoners.
But more than 200 foreigners were in front of them, but the local government was unaware, so it was worth it.
However, at this time, I saw Chai Yinbin, the prefect of Qingzhou Mansion, with Tan Yixun and a few others, and shook over leisurely. Talking about Yixun, he greeted him from afar: "An Shi, we have come to see your library." Have you prepared a history book for me? ”
Kang Ning didn't care about Xu Guangqi on the side, and replied directly with a smile: "Yes, Taixi history books, do you want to read them?" ”
Talking about training is not the steady talk of moving in the future, and it is good to maintain the joy of young people for novelties. I saw him rush over in three steps and two steps, and then he was led in by Appian.
Modern history is not yet suitable for him, but Greek history is still okay.
Chai Yinbin was a few steps behind, smiled and greeted Xu Guangqi, and called him uncle. You must know that this old man has a close relationship with Shi Ziming, and he is often a brother. And the latter is precisely Chai Yinbin's teacher. Therefore, calling him a teacher is a proper gift in this.
When Kang Ning and Chai Yinbin greeted each other, the three of them took a large group of tigers and squeezed into the flower hall of the library building that had just been built.
Although the style of the flower hall is very strange, the decoration work has not yet started, so the overall look can only be described as down-to-earth.
Several of the main guests were seated, and the secondary guests, Kuroda Nagamasa and others, were also thrown to the door, and then the tigers filled the remaining gaps.
Xu Guangqi looked around and found that the surroundings were already stuffed with tigers, and even the servants who were serving tea and water outside couldn't squeeze in. He licked his chapped lips before pulling out Corning's letter to him.
There are some words that he has been brewing for a long time.
First of all, it's a problem of going around in circles, and it's also a very old-fashioned problem. It's so cliché that Corning doesn't want to come forward and explain.
But during this period, the Tycho system, which was supported by religions, and the Copernican system, which was not widely accepted by scientists, often erupted into heated debates.
Xu Guangqi, who was deeply influenced by the missionaries, was a staunch supporter of the Tycho system, and Corning could only rejoice that he did not support the old Ptolemaic system.
The Ptolemaic system of geocentrism was a thing of the past in Corning's view, and in 1543 Copernicus's heliocentrism dealt him a heavy blow. However, his doctrine was not widely accepted. Although the observations and calculations show that the five planets of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth do revolve around the sun, how can you say that the earth is not the center of the universe?
Superstitious religious forces were the first to attack, burning scientists at the stake in various fields, including astronomy. But the burning at the stake does not explain the "doubts" of the observations. In the long run, their religious authority will also be undermined. So, they wanted to find a doctrine that would both support geocentrism and explain the observations. It was at this time that the drowsiness met the pillow. In 1588, the Danish astronomer and astrologer Tycho Brahe proposed a new system that was almost hybridized.
The Tycho system describes the solar system in such a way that the earth remains honestly at the center of the universe according to the wishes of the bishops, and the sun and moon revolve respectfully around the great earth. As for the results of recent observations and calculations, oh, that doesn't prove the bishops wrong, because the five planets do revolve around the Sun, but they and the Sun as a whole revolve around the Earth.
In the flower hall, Xu Guangqi expounded on the idea he had received from the missionaries.