Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 202

2021-07-20

Chapter 202 Symposium in the Age of Steam
The mist-shrouded city gives a sense of heat The feeling of being trapped in the fog and unable to disperse. One o'clock in the afternoon is already the hottest time of the day, and going out in formal clothes is even more tormenting.

But this dress is necessary. Even if the academic report invites members of the public to participate, if you don't dress appropriately, you may encounter difficulties in entering the door.

The dress Shade was wearing was made by a tailor sent by Miss Galina during the card game with the Duke. He did not encounter any obstacles when he entered the Delarion Wangli Mechanical College. He looked at the colleges and universities in the steam age with curiosity, and even had the mood to stop and admire the flowers planted in the flower beds.

Following a few middle-aged gentlemen who were obviously also here to attend the academic report, when they found the auditorium where the academic report was held, there was even a special servant asking if they needed to lead the way.

The Academy auditorium is divided into different venues, where well-dressed gentlemen walk through, and various accents exchange views with each other in the corridors, or invite friends to watch a certain speech together .

The academic atmosphere here is very strong. Just by looking at everyone's temperament, you can tell that the so-called cultural people gathered here this afternoon.

"Am I bragging?"

He stopped in front of the notice board and thought about it when he was looking for a suitable presentation.

[Judging from your education and knowledge level, you can be called a literate person. ]

This is probably one of the few times she directly praised Shade.

I don't know what method is used inside the auditorium, and the temperature is much lower than the outside. Shade even found that there was an afternoon tea party in this academic report event. This point is not written in the newspaper advertisement, it is supposed to avoid some people who take advantage of it.

Although the original purpose of coming here was to see the development of contemporary physics, but in the end, the first choice was the mathematical report of a white-bearded old scholar who came from Saladir County.

The main content of the report is Calculus, but in fact most of the time is about the work that the Old Mister has been working on recently, that is, "when a function satisfies certain conditions, use the function at various stages at a certain point. The derivative value is used as the coefficient, and a polynomial can be constructed to approximate the function.”

This is a small room with a blackboard and more than 20 benches. There are only dozens of gentlemen who came to listen to the report, and they sit very scattered among each other.

At the beginning of the report, most people were able to listen and nodded, expressing their agreement with the views. When the function expansion is officially entered, only a small number of people can understand it, and when the remainder of the expansion is finally discussed, probably only Shade can fully understand it.

He learned this kind of knowledge in his hometown, but he was named "Taylor expansion" in his hometown, and in this world, the old scholar named it after his own surname and became "Morocco". Expand".

This is not the forefront of current mathematical research, which shows that in this era of steam, the development of mathematics has reached a very high level. The development of productive forces requires the innovation of production tools, and the innovation and creation of production tools requires the research and breakthrough of basic mathematics, physics and chemistry. Outsiders have noticed the prosperity and prosperity of the steam industry in this world, so basic mathematical tools are impossible behind.

Shade still remembers the character setting of "losing his past memories", so he just listened to the speech this afternoon, but never spoke, and did not behave in any way. But after the lecture, he will talk with the professors about the content of the lecture in a simple way, share his views, and explore how the forefront of basic disciplines has developed.

This kind of studious and "innate talent" made Shade very popular, so he handed out his business card as a way to expand his business.

Among all the reports, Shade was actually most interested in the speech on the invention of steam machinery, and wanted to see the whimsy of people in this era. It is a pity that this academic report conference does not involve physical exhibitions, so we can only listen to reports on mechanical principles and the improvement plan for the miniaturization of steam engines, but these are interesting enough.

Steam technology is charming enough, and metal-made machinery based on basic mechanics has enough rough beauty. Maybe it's not as practical as the power system in the hometown of foreigners, but Shade appreciates the idea and the shape. Coming to an unfamiliar world, the most interesting thing is to see those things that are unique enough.

When I went to the afternoon tea party, Shade was holding a teacup, and for some reason, he talked with a few strangers who spoke Carsenrik about the content of the briefing they had just heard. Coincidentally, Shade understands Carsenrik but doesn't speak it, while the foreigners understand Delarion but don't speak it.

So, their conversation went smoothly. Shade heard that half an hour ago, when someone was demonstrating the use of a new metal accelerant, he accidentally caused a fire, which made him regret not going to listen to the lecture on chemistry first, after all, such excitement is rare.

"The development of mathematics has reached a very high level without the assistance of computers. The development of chemistry is different from the system in the hometown, probably due to the influence of mysticism. Basic physics is nothing. Problem, but I want to copy a copy of "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" because I have no chance, which world will not lack genius."

This is Shade's current feeling.

This academic speech has attracted people from all over the world, including ring warlock. When Shade passed people, he heard the reminder murmured in his ear. But he did not observe others, nor did he have the urge to explore their secrets. Just pretending that I don't know anything, and concentrate on shuttle in the report meeting.

In the first few hours of the afternoon, he listened to several lectures on mathematics, physics and mechanical manufacturing, so after the tea party, he went to listen to the lectures on humanities and social sciences. Among them, the report on the Scripture Lecture economy and the relationship between the two countries also made Shade feel that it has benefited a lot. And the theological lectures he attended occasionally made him understand the cornerstone role of the church in a civilized society from the perspective of an ordinary person.

After the speech, because there is no need to consider the source of basic knowledge like natural science, Shade specially talked about the relationship between God and man with the professor of the Lorax Academy in Tobesque. relationship issues. These questions are not meaningless. In a world where gods really exist and can come to mortals, the answers to the questions are obviously different from what strangers hear from their hometowns.

This academic report sponsored by the city hall actually served dinner at 6 o'clock in the evening. Since Shade had prepared cat food for the cat at night when he went out, there was no need to go home, so he stayed for the dinner party.

This is not a formal banquet, just a simple dinner party, similar in size to an afternoon tea party, where everyone brings their plates and gets together with acquaintances to discuss topics of interest to each other.

Shade didn't meet an acquaintance all afternoon, but met Professor Manning at a dinner party. It wasn't that Shade took the initiative to greet Professor Manning, but the professor took the initiative to find Shade.

At that time, a young foreigner was standing at the long table covered with white cloth with a dinner plate, discussing with the voice in his head how to get the roast goose on the table, cutting it himself with a knife. , or ask a servant for help.

He's not a must eat roast goose, he's just curious about a whole goose on a plate on the table.

"Oh, isn't that Detective Hamilton?"

He turned around when he heard his name mentioned and saw Professor Manning approaching.

At this time, more than a week has passed since the [Happy Dream Pen] incident, and Professor Manning is recovering very well. Although his complexion is still a little unhealthy, and he still has a feeling of repercussions after recovering from a serious illness, at least he can go out normally.

"Good evening, professor, long time no see."

The two of them reached out and shook hands, and neither of them mentioned the last time they met. After a few chats, Professor Manning asked Shade why he came here, and when he heard that he came to listen to the report, he immediately smiled:

"Now you are as eager to learn as you are. There are really not many youngsters."

The two talked about this afternoon's report together. It happened that Shade didn't go to listen to the academic report on history and archaeology, so he listened to Professor Manning talking about the report. content. The theme this time is the realistic reference significance of ancient literature. The professor who came from Kasenrick pointed out that most of the ancient literature content that has been passed down to the present is most likely related to what happened in Ancient Times.

Of course, this controversial view naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of some people. As for Professor Manning, his research field is archaeology, or he specializes in excavating ancient ruins with a group of people, so he did not express any views at the report.

During the conversation, the professor used the knife on the table to open the belly of the roast goose, revealing the beef stuffed inside, so that Shade knew how to eat this dish.

Professor not only has great achievements in archaeology, but also in other social science fields, and even knows a little about advanced mathematics. After the dinner, he also introduced some of his colleagues to Shade and invited Shade to listen to a report on the excavation of the ruins of the Fifth Century city-state in the eastern part of the kingdom after the dinner.

Professor Manning has a lot of face in the crowd, so Shade is also widely welcomed. He also tried to lead the topic to the large ancient civilization ruins in the new continent during the lecture, but people were very careful not to discuss this topic with Shade.

"The kingdom has clearly stipulated that any information about the archaeology of the new continent cannot be disclosed to ordinary people in public."

This is what Professor Manning quietly told Shade, and the meaning is also That is, if Shade was visiting his house, it wouldn't matter to talk about it in private.

It was a really fulfilling day, and until Shade got home at nine o'clock that night, he didn't encounter anything unexpected. As I walked up the curved stairs to the second floor with the cat that rushed up, I thought that today might be my lucky day.

Probably because of this idea, a few hours later, at 2:00 in the middle of the night, there was a knock on the door of the room downstairs at No.

(end of this chapter)