golden scales

Zhu Cihong first announced the principle of static pressure transmission in the book "Physics", that is, the pressure applied to the enclosed liquid is transmitted from the liquid to all directions without changing its magnitude.So even if Blaise Pascal perfected this law two years later, the Ming people would not name it after him, but would only call it according to Zhu Cihong's name: the principle of static pressure transmission.Don't even use Pascal as a unit of pressure.

Wang Zheng and others named this new unit: An.

Because this experiment was first "pressed" by hand, and verbs are obviously not suitable as units.

As for the "an" unit preempting the current unit, it is not within the scope of these people's consideration.Moreover, according to the laws of scientific development, as long as the Ming Dynasty persists and the cultures of the East and the West continue to communicate, and with the exception of Zhu Cihong, it is estimated that the electric current has nothing to do with the ampere.

"One security is to exert a force on one square inch." Wang Zheng concluded.

"Once... strength, how much is it?" Zhu Cihong asked doubtfully.Of course, he knew very well that Sir Newton was only one year old now, so it was impossible to use "cow" as a unit of force.But using "horse" is fine, is there an "egg" relationship?

"We set the force to hold up a one or two heavy object as once, which is about the weight of an egg." Wang Zhengdao.

——It actually has something to do with the "egg".

Zhu Cihong tried hard to maintain a normal expression on his face.

"We have now calculated based on His Highness's theory and derivation: the gravitational force on an object with a mass of one tael is [-] deniers." Song Yingxing took out the small book that he carried with him and opened a book while talking. Page, presented to Zhu Cihong.

Sure enough, Zhu Cihong saw what he was most afraid of: ㄍ => ㄇ x ten 〩? 〤.

——This is simply gibberish!

Zhu Cihong returned the notebook to Song Yingxing, and returned to the main topic: "This is related to the manned Kongming lantern you studied... Oh, that thing will be called a hot air balloon in the future! What does it have to do with hot air balloons?" Zhu Cihong no longer intends to condone this kind of subversion." Common sense" naming is set.When the "jujube core ball" appeared in the first place, it should be taken as a warning.

Song Yingxing said solemnly: "Your Highness, only by calculating the gravitational force on the object, can we know how much buoyancy it should have to lift it into the air. This is really the basis of hot air balloons, and we must pay attention to it."

"Can the buoyancy be calculated now?" Zhu Cihong said, "I remember what I said."

"It's been calculated." Song Yingxing said: "The key to hot air balloons now is that we can't find a suitable continuous heat source to generate enough energy."

——Energy... Then Joule must be unusable.

"Is the unit of energy defined?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"I haven't found a conclusive experimental method to define its unit." Song Yingxing said: "This is also the bottleneck of hot air balloon research and development."

"I hope to use 'Jiao' as the unit." Zhu Cihong said sincerely.

"Your Highness, do you have any deep meaning?" Song Yingxing was very puzzled.

Zhu Cihong didn't intend to say more.He asked again: "There is also the problem of the heat source, can't coal be used?"

"Your Highness, it is possible to float, but the efficiency is too low, and the floating height is not enough." Song Yingxing said: "We are currently trying the refined fire oil. The energy is enough, but the burning speed is too fast, and the consumption is huge."

Zhu Cihong leaned back, almost losing confidence in the technology tree.I named it the Royal Institute of Technology instead of the Royal Academy of Sciences.It is to use the talents of these people and give priority to improving technical capabilities.Why did they embark on a path of scientific research?Doesn't it mean that Chinese people don't have the concept of "science"!

Is it because of the influence of Western thinking?

Probably not.

Many people criticize China for not having a "scientific" concept. The argument is that the ancient Chinese valued appearances rather than essence.However, these people have overlooked a problem: because of the natural environment and technological means, precocious civilizations are rarely able to observe the essence from the phenomenon, and even the observed "essence" is not the real "essence".

This is the same in the West, so Newton is needed to break Aristotle's ancient Greek mechanics.

If there are enough technical means and method enlightenment, with the philosophical stubbornness of Chinese civilization, we can explore the origin of all things.The ability to summarize laws and give birth to modern scientific thinking is simply a matter of course.In the original historical time and space.Under the enlightenment of Taixi experimental method, the wise men in the late Ming Dynasty had embarked on the route of summarizing formulas and experimental proofs, but this process had to be suspended because of the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

If Xiong Mingyu's "Gezhicao" can continue to be popular for 20 years, no one will say such stupid things as "Chinese learning is for the body, and Western learning is for application".

In the eyes of the scholar-officials in the Ming Dynasty.Chinese and Western theories are basically "the same heart and mind", just because of the difference in language.As for the fact that science in the Ming Dynasty lagged behind Taixi, they also frankly admitted that it was "the emperor lost his official position and learned from Siyi".Just learn it and come back. There is no embarrassment at all, and there is no obstacle of "ancestors becoming the law".

Song Yingxing didn't seem to care about Zhu Cihuang's loss, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, when I was thinking about how to save fuel oil recently, I was inspired by miscellaneous dramas."

"Oh?" Zhu Cihong forced a smile: "Let's hear it."

"The fire-breathing drama in miscellaneous dramas is that there are people with strong wine in their mouths, blowing it towards the torch to form a fire dragon shape. I was thinking that if I blow the air with a strong wind and turn the fierce fire oil into a mist, it can be fully burned and fully used. efficacy."

——Why don't you get an internal combustion engine out?

Zhu Cilang stared at Song Yingxing for a long time before saying: "Let's solve the problem at hand first, try to use coal and fierce oil together. Right now we have enough coal, but fierce oil is a bit nervous."

Although the Shengli Oilfield is also under the control of Donggong, knowing that there is such a treasure in the ground, they can't find it, and even if they find it, there is no exploitation condition, so they can only wait for the recovery of Shaanxi and concentrate on mining the Yanchang Oilfield.

Seeing that Song Yingxing wanted to refute, Zhu Cihong couldn't help but interrupted: "Everything can't be done in one step. With hot air balloons, how many fire roads can we save? Not to mention the saved money, the saving of manpower alone is very important." It’s impressive. The hot air balloon’s floating time is short, so it’s worth building a few more in turn, even if it’s calculated like this, it’s still worth it.”

Song Yingxing finally choked back the words, and said, "Your Highness, if that's the case, you can send someone to learn how to heat up now."

"Is it difficult to operate?"

"If it is not operated properly, the airbag will be burned." Song Yingxing said.

Zhu Cihong could only nod her head, always feeling in her heart that the cost of the hot air balloon was not necessarily low.But these people can become the foundation of the early air force, at least they will not be afraid of going to heaven.

It can be regarded as planting a tree for future generations.

Zhu Cihong finally calmed down after hearing about the progress of some other projects.

Think about it carefully, the previous mood turmoil was only caused by my own prejudices.

In fact, Wang Zheng, Xiong Mingyu, and others are all masters of the East and West. How could they not understand Arabic numerals and Latin?And they were able to insist on translating all of them because they were based on the Chinese literary tradition, not for temporary convenience.

"Mr. Tang," Zhu Cihong asked suddenly, "Which language is the most commonly used among the Thai and Western countries?"

Tang Ruowang didn't know why Zhu Cihong asked such a question suddenly, it seemed that it had nothing to do with today's topic at all.But he still bowed and replied politely: "Your Highness, if you are in the upper class, Latin can be used commonly."

"Why not use English?" Zhu Cihong asked again.

"Ah?" Tang Ruowang was completely puzzled, why did the crown prince have such a question?Because he came into contact with those rough, savage, dirty Anglo-Saxons?

Truth is only within the range of a cannon, and so is language.

The ancient Romans used short swords and javelins to spread Latin throughout Europe, and even became the first language of Catholicism, as well as the lingua franca among scholars and nobles.Is it because of Latin science?No, it was simply because the Romans were powerful in force.

If Hannibal defeated Rome, perhaps the Europeans now speak Carthage-Phoenician; if Saladin hit the European continent, they would definitely speak Arabic; if Genghis Khan focused his rule on Europe, Mongolian will also become the lingua franca.

Similarly, French replaced Latin as the language that nobles from all over the world scrambled to learn, not because of its beauty, but because of the rise of French national power.And English finally became popular all over the world, but also because Britain became the empire on which the sun never sets, and the influence of the United States on the war in World War II.

Mathematics and other scientific symbols are also a language, a language that hides national boundaries.Early scientific symbols were mainly in Greek and Latin. With the rapid development of modern science in Europe and America, especially in the United States, English has also won victory in this battlefield.

As a British, Newton created "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" in [-], and published three editions during his lifetime, all of which were in Latin.It was not until after his death that the book was translated into English by Mott in [-].

Could this happen to British and American scientists in the 21st century?

Only happens to third world scientists.

Even if they have brilliant theories or research results, they can only be written in English and published in core journals recognized by the United Kingdom and the United States before they can receive corresponding honors.And these wisdom achievements may not have the opportunity to be translated into their native language in their lifetime.

Language, the language of science, is likewise a war.

Zhu Cihong sat alone in the hall, facing the plate with no appetite at all.

He is reflecting.

Reflect on your cowardice and naivety.

If it was a hero of a generation, if he could have such a profound understanding, what would he say?

Unify it!

And use your own language, characters, and units of measurement as the unified standard!

Just like the first emperor. (to be continued...)