Chapter 227: Corning: Caught in the Hands of Astronomy
"The Tycho system is a compromise between science and religion, a regression of history!"
Corning indignantly came to this conclusion, which obviously does not lack the flavor of conspiracy theories. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info didn't care about Tycho Brahe's observational abilities enough to be among the best before the invention of the telescope.
Of course, there is no shortage of opponents in his views. For example, Xu Guangqi's expression immediately became whipped and stared. You must know that in today's astronomical circles, these three systems are still fighting to the death. Although the Ptolemaic system has fallen, the pace of knowledge renewal in this era is so slow that he still has no shortage of supporters in Europe.
In terms of observations alone, all three systems can find their own data, and of course they will not be denied by more data.
Don't think that Copernicus's heliocentric theory is right and believe that his data is perfect. There is no such thing as perfect data in this world, otherwise the crane tail called Heisenberg would not have figured out the principle of inaccuracy.
What's more, the current theory of celestial orbits has not yet been established, and almost all astronomers believe that the orbits of celestial bodies are circular, but Kepler, who is currently stumbling in Europe, will soon swell their faces with his three laws.
This face is a must. He used the observational data left by Tycho to verify the three systems, and the result was that none of the three systems was correct. Because all three systems are based on the so-called "axiom" that the orbit of the celestial body is circular.
Later, Kepler's work was marked by remarkable achievements. He improved heliocentrism, and to such an extent that he almost saved astronomy from its mysticism.
This is a man as great as John Wheeler. He stood on the shoulders of giants and turned himself into another giant.
Corning wanted to get the guy from Europe, but the only thing he could get now was his 1600 book "Sleepwalking" — and it was from the time of ninety-six.
This guy's literary skills are very worthy of recognition, after all, he is a master of arts. However, the subtlety of this book lies not in the writing of this guy, but in his imagination of the future.
Such as jet propulsion, zero-gravity state, orbital inertia, spacesuits, etc., almost accurately predicted the aerospace industry in 400 years. Although this is a pure fantasy novel, not even science fiction, because it is still full of Pythagoras's grotesque mathematical mysticism, it is undeniable that contemporary people are still living in the imagination of their predecessors.
Corning is ready to promote this book in the territory, and it is purely me IE to sound the alarm bell for this ignorant era.
But Xu Guangqi's perception of him may be difficult to improve.
You must know that the influence of the Tycho system in China was almost brought by Xu Guangqi. More than a decade later, the compilation of the Chongzhen Almanac meant that the Tycho system, as the orthodoxy recognized by the Church, defeated the traditional Chinese astronomy and successfully occupied the guiding position of the compilation of the calendar.
After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, this calendar was renamed the "Western New Law Calendar" and was used, which led to our country being misled by the Tycho system for a long time. It was not until the Qianlong period that the Copernican system gained a foothold in China.
In this regard, Corning had to make a firm statement: "Mr. Xuanhu." The Tessie knowledge you received from the missionaries is not entirely correct. ”
Xu Guangqi raised the letter in his hand and said, "This can be seen from your letter. Your argument in favor of heliocentrism is said to be a heresy that will be burned at the stake in Tessie. ”
Corning glanced at the letter, remembered some of the contents on it, and then smiled: "Heresy? Contrary! Burning at the stake is not the truth. ”
Although the scientific community paid attention to the recognition of the community of scientists, in the seventeenth century, when the theoretical tools such as mathematics and various experimental tools were not yet perfect, and even in later generations when both types of tools were extremely abundant, the truth was often in the hands of a few.
At this time, the roar of the tigers began to linger around Xu Guangqi. For every scientific person, the stake is the most annoying thing. Threatening people with that thing can only lead to criticism from scientific people.
The first Dutch astronomer who couldn't stand it, Oort. This benevolent brother could have had a place in the ninety-sixth time and space, because he died in ninety-two, and a lot of knowledge was not outdated for him. But he didn't know how to face a dead person and come back to life, let alone how to face his relatives and friends who had just come out of his grief.
Therefore, he rejected the life of the ninety-six time and space, and decisively chose the seventeenth century, and the written reason given was also very shocking: there was no light pollution here, and it was very suitable for astronomical observations.
He stood up and said to Xu Guangqi, "The Tycho system will eventually prove wrong. The first is that his observations are not accurate enough. ”
Xu Guangqi interjected: "As far as I know, he is considered to be the most accurate astrologer. ”
"Astrologers are a bunch of liars!" Aort's voice suddenly rose, "Even the liars themselves confess to this. For example, Tycho's student, Johannes Kepler. ”
Kepler did object to associating human destiny with the stars, admitting only that it was a means of making ends meet.
Corning also added at this time: "Actually, the more missionaries are a group of liars. While persecuting scientists, they use the new knowledge developed by scientists to recruit believers in backward areas like ours. It's a pretty brazen thing! ”
Xu Guangqi was obviously more difficult to accept such a statement: "You guys, this is a rebellion against the Pope!" ”
Xu Guangqi had already been baptized at this time and took a Christian name called Paul.
Hearing this, many of the scientists present could not sit still.
They interrupted Xu Guangqi's remarks and shouted slogans such as "the truth is not in the hands of the Pope" and "The Pope is a big liar who ignores the people and collects money."
Then Albert Einstein shouted, "It's time to give them an advanced system of astronomy." ”
So the science fiction writer Asimov went on to exclaim: "We should build our own astronomical system." ”
These words startled Archimedes beside him. Kang Ning was also frightened, you must know that the astronomical ban of the Ming Dynasty was still quite strict, and even became the biggest obstacle to the development of astronomy for a period of time after the founding of the country.
Astronomers, however, seem to be excited. Orlov, a Soviet astronomer who lived through the dark days of the NKVD – he was laughed at for wanting to see the stars but couldn't find astronomers because they all jumped off buildings – was the most disgusted by this power, and he was the first to jump out in support of Asimov.
Kang Ning could only cover his face and shout, he protected Xu Guangqi to come over, and he was ready to conquer this person for his own use. And he came at the right time, this is not the education mouth is preparing to recruit people after the establishment. After thinking about a debate, not only did the reasoning not become clearer and clearer, but the opposition was obvious.
Corning could only shout that he had smashed up, and the steps of this group of astronomical maniacs were too big, and they were going to directly copy the astronomical models of later generations, and it was estimated that it would be easy to pull the egg.
It doesn't matter if it's, it may affect the overall balance.
However, things didn't seem to be as bad as he thought.