Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 152 Staff Travel ([-])

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

Two days later, news came through some secret channels: Mr. Galileo will have a period of time to talk with guests in the afternoon of May 5.

Mo Ming glanced at him in surprise, then thanked him, then sat at the desk, deliberated and began to write some scientific expositions and knowledge.Galileo had profound attainments in mechanics, astronomy, and mathematics. After all, Mo Ming was not a professional scientist, and he only knew a lot of knowledge. Therefore, he was going to seriously list the knowledge in his mind, so that when the day came, how much he would know? Able to parry some of the problems posed by Galileo or his students.

Frank was still poking his head over what Mo Ming wrote, but he became discouraged after reading it for a few minutes.

"What kind of characters are you writing, Mo, are they hieroglyphs from the East?" Frank asked with a depressed face.

"You are very smart, Frank. Yes, this is the oriental language, my mother tongue." Mo Ming replied while writing, "By the way, Frank, I don't know Italian, can you? Then how will we communicate with you?" How about Galileo communicating with them?"

"Haha." Frank laughed a few times, stood up from the seat, and said with a smile: "Mo, I finally found that you lack the necessary understanding of some common sense. Of course, it's not your fault, after all, you are the East Coast People, from the East."

"What's the mess?" Mo Ming frowned and said, "What common sense? About Italian?"

"Don't you know? The universities in Italy and even the whole of Europe are taught in Latin, and the communication between students is generally in Latin. Otherwise, how do you let the students from Germany, England or France communicate with each other? Communicate with each other." Frank said with a smile.

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

"Of course! Don't forget, I have studied theology for a while, and the basis of studying theology is that you must be proficient in Latin." Frank said a little proudly.

Looking at the smug face of this 20-year-old boy, Mo Ming couldn't help but laugh.Even though he is a nobleman and has received various educations since he was a child, he is still just a child after all.

"Then, when the time comes, you will be my interpreter. Frank, you have been a great help to me."

"No problem. But first, tell me what you're writing about, how it has English letters and Greek letters? You know, I've always been interested in these kinds of miscellaneous things."

"Well, actually, this is the pressure formula and some knowledge of atmospheric pressure..."

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

Galileo was already a dying old man at this time. Due to years of secret investigations, censures by the church, and the blow of the death of his relatives, the 72-year-old scientific giant was in poor physical condition at this time, and he looked like he would collapse at any time. .Mo Ming looked at it and frowned secretly. Even if he agreed to go to the east coast with this physical condition, he probably couldn't stand the long distance at sea.

"Dear guest, please forgive my rudeness." The gray-haired Galileo stood 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 you'd like to publish a book for me?"

Galileo's manuscripts were declared banned by the church at this time, and anyone willing to publish such books would take serious political risks and would likely be subjected to brutal religious trials.

"Yes, dear Mr. Galileo Galilei." Mo Ming said with certainty, "I am entrusted by the Academy of Natural Sciences of the East Coast Republic of China to obtain the publishing rights of all your books in the East Coast. We You will be paid for this as befits your status. You are, of course, invited to make an academic visit to the East Coast as you deem appropriate."

After Mo Ming finished speaking, Frank quickly translated it.

"Young man, I don't need a translator. I can understand French." Galileo smiled. "The East Coast Republic of China? It sounds like a country like the Dutch, so where is your country? Orient?"

"It's not in the east, it's in the New World." Mo Ming looked into Galileo's eyes and said.The old man suffered from severe cataracts and his eyesight was very poor at this time.

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

This person stands behind Galileo, obviously his student or assistant.Mo Ming looked at him, but couldn't tell who he was, nor his age.

"This is my friend Castelli, who used to be my student." Galileo smiled gently, "But to be honest, I am also surprised. In my impression, the New World is still a barren land, where there is gold. Silver, sweet cocoa, fine dyes, ah, and a great number of Indians who are in need of civilisation, not yet in the civilized world."

"The East Coast Republic was established 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 and powerful, and we even defeated The most important thing is that our country is extremely loose in the fields of culture, science, art, religion, etc. Everyone can freely study science and pursue the truth regardless of the influence of religion, and the country encourages them to do so. Sometimes, they even receive scientific research grants from the government.”

"God, are you the Lord's people? Whose parish is yours? The Jesuits or the Franciscans?" Castelli was surprised, "The church is so tolerant."

"We are a secular country, which is quite special." Mo Ming said cryptically, he was afraid that if this group of believers knew the tragic situation of Christians being suppressed on the east coast, it would have any bad influence.

"It sounds like you have a very strong academic atmosphere, and the government's attitude towards truth and science is also very admirable, just like the Venice I stayed in when I was young, it is as enlightened and progressive." Galileo sighed, it seems that there is no Concerned about religious beliefs on the East Coast, and then continued to ask what he cared about, "So, have you guys achieved anything in science? Or some refreshing new insights?"

"Unfortunately, at present we are still on the road of predecessors' research, and our own achievements are very few." Mo Ming continued to make up nonsense, "Our ancestors have created incomparably brilliant scientific achievements, many of which are impressive. People in the world are amazed. For example, we have clearly verified the atmospheric pressure that Mr. Galilei is interested in. Moreover, we have extended this theory and designed many practical mechanical devices. "

"Does the air gravity hypothesis really exist? What is the atmospheric pressure?" Galileo's voice suddenly increased.

"About the pressure of 760 mm Hg. Sorry, mm is a scale unit on our east coast." Mo Ming explained.

"Can mercury be used to measure the pressure of the atmosphere..." Galileo muttered to himself, seemingly lost in thought, "then the earth's rotation is also correct, and the air is indeed pressured by the influence of gravity."

"Then what new theory did you derive from atmospheric pressure?" Castelli's eyes lit up. They are all a group of scientific madmen suppressed by the church. When they first heard a new theory at this time, they immediately wanted to find out. .

"We have developed a mature thermodynamic theory based on this. I'm sorry, I can't describe this theory to you, because it is related to the core technology of our country. I hope you can understand." Mo Ming said apologetically.He is not stupid, he knows what he can say and what he cannot say.

The theory of thermodynamics is tailor-made for the steam engine. If this theory is spread throughout Europe, with the academic atmosphere and scientific research spirit in Europe at this time, it is impossible for someone to invent the steam engine.In that way, Europe may enter the industrial revolution ahead of schedule. Isn't this just making things difficult for oneself?

Castelli was slightly disappointed, but he also expressed his understanding.

"Not only that, we also have a set of proven and reliable theories in terms of mechanics and acceleration." Mo Ming continued to flicker, and the next thing was Galileo's most concerned aspect, "In terms of astronomy, our ancestors observed our current situation." The solar system has nine planets, and the orbits of these planets and the period around the sun have been calculated. Unfortunately, due to the lack of necessary telescopes, we cannot observe so many planets. "

This is another bombshell.

This era is limited by observation conditions. Europe has just observed the satellites of Saturn, and the research on these planets is just in its infancy.Therefore, it is conceivable how much Mo Ming's words had an impact on them.

At this time, even Galileo became a little excited. He studied astronomy all his life, and was even suppressed and judged by the church because of it.At this time, he suddenly discovered that there were such brilliant scientific research results somewhere in the New World, which made him, a passerby 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 were all about astronomy, mechanics and other physical knowledge. Mo Ming paid great attention to his words, said what he could say a little bit, and if he couldn't, he just excused himself from not being clear. Then he invited the two of them to take their students to the east coast for an academic visit. and scientific research.

The invitation made the two of them hesitate.After all, it was the first time they met Mo Ming, so it was impossible to say that they had no doubts at all.Although Frank vouched for Mo Ming in the name of his mother, the two cautiously expressed that they still need to think carefully.

(End of this chapter)