A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 61 Another headline
If you convert it, Sirius is probably flying towards the sun at a speed of 10 kilometers per second.There are still some errors, in fact, it should be around 5.5, but it is also acceptable.

As a result, not only Huggins himself was stunned, but even Christie, Lord Kelvin, Huang Kaijia and other spectators were terrified: Li Yu was really right!

"No wonder Boltzmann once said that you are a theoretical genius who can see small things. I am really amazed by what I saw with my own eyes today!" Lord Kelvin excitedly lit a cigar, "Director Christie, please copy the results to me .”

Director Christie asked, "Do you want to?"

Lord Kelvin smiled and said, "Such a big event must be published in the newspaper."

"Published in the Journal of the Royal Society?"

"Certainly, and in The Times," said Lord Kelvin.

"The Times"... Do you want to be so high-profile, Chairman Huggins rubbed his forehead and smiled: "My lord, you are really enthusiastic."

Lord Kelvin proudly said: "Of course, I am so happy today! Ten boxes of good Cuban cigars, just thinking about it makes me excited!"

President Huggins is not a stingy person, otherwise he would not be the President of the Royal Society. "Okay, I would like to admit defeat! The observatory is loaned to you!"

Li Yu bowed and said, "Thank you, President Huggins."

After President Huggins finished speaking, he sat at the table to study the spectrum carefully, and conducted another analysis, but the result was still a blue shift.

"Unbelievable, really unbelievable! You are truly an unparalleled genius!"

Li Yu's heart is as calm as driving a Mercedes-Benz just now, what is this, you are still surprised!

Lord Kelvin really didn't think it was a big deal, and he published the results of the bet between Li Yu and President Huggins in the "Times" the next day.

Although Sirius' speed correction is not a particularly sensational event in the academic world, the change in direction is quite big. The key is to win the prestigious president of the Royal Society in the field of astronomy, which is really too gimmick up!
Newspapers like to report things that catch people's attention, and this explosive news was immediately published on the front page.

Yes, Li Yu made headlines again!

"Breaking News!

"The sick man of East Asia? No! The X-ray oriental favorite came to Britain! He defeated the president of the Royal Society in the field of astronomy on the first day!"

The British people were dumbfounded when they saw the newspaper, "How can someone who studies X-rays know astronomy?"

Of course, most people don't know what X-rays are, and don't know where Sirius or Alpha Canis Major is. They just know that they are awesome.

"Yu Li, is it alone?"

"It seems to be! Now not only France and Germany, why do people in the East start to understand science?"

"That's right, don't they only smoke opium and bind their feet every day!"

"I think there must be something wrong, so smart, probably a Jew pretending to be an oriental."

"How is it possible that Lord Kelvin would make a mistake?!"

"Anyway, it's unbelievable. I don't believe that a person who is behind the Qing Dynasty is so powerful!"

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In fact, they were not only British, even Zai Zhen, Liang Cheng and others who read the newspaper were dumbfounded.

Zai Zhen said: "What's going on! I haven't seen you for half a day, and Li Yu made such a big news!"

Liang Cheng looked at the newspaper and was equally shocked: "We haven't been in the newspaper yet, why did he do it first!"

In fact, The Times later reported that Zai Zhen and his delegation came to the UK, but it will be published in tomorrow's newspaper because they have to take photos of them.

Huang Kaijia and Li Yu came back very late yesterday. Huang Kaijia went to bed earlier than Li Yu and woke up a little earlier. As soon as he walked out the door sleepily, he was surrounded by Liang Cheng and others.

"Tell me quickly, what happened yesterday, and why did Li Yu suddenly appear on the front page of the newspaper today?"

"It can't be fake, can it?"

Huang Kaijia smiled and said: "You have stayed abroad, you must know that today is not April Fool's Day, of course it is not fake."

"Get out of the way!" Zai Zhen walked up to Huang Kaijia and asked, "What did Li Yu do yesterday?"

Huang Kaijia said: "Back to Master Beizi, now that I think about it, I still feel like I'm in a dream."

"Then wake up quickly and tell me the truth!"

"Master Bei, I'm awake now! But what happened yesterday was really dreamlike. Can you believe it? Li Yu actually refuted the president of the Royal Society of the British Empire face to face, and verified it at the Royal Observatory that night. "

Although Huang Kaijia is a high-achieving student at Yale University, he is only outstanding in his ability to learn the content of textbooks. He dare not even think about such cutting-edge and innovative knowledge.

Zai Zhen picked up the newspaper in his hand: "So, everything in the newspaper is true?"

Huang Kaijia looked at the newspaper, and after seeing Lord Kelvin's signature on the back, he nodded vigorously: "It's true, Lord Kelvin himself said yesterday that he would publish it in the newspaper."

Zai Zhen patted his head: "Oh my god! Fortunately, I heard Prince Chun's advice. It's so right to bring him along!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Liang Cheng and Zai Zhen knocked on Li Yu's door.

"Master Bei, it's so early, do you want to visit a hospital or a museum in England?" Li Yu asked, "I'm really sorry, I got up too late today, and I can wash up soon."

Zai Zhen immediately smiled and said, "No need! Li Jiaoxi, you can just wash slowly, and I asked them to arrange breakfast for you."

Zai Zhen poked Tang Wenzhi behind him with the newspaper in his hand, and Tang Wenzhi immediately ran to the restaurant.

Then Zai Zhen continued: "Hey, you can arrange whatever you want, no matter where you want to go, I will agree! As for the special mission to visit hospitals, museums, primary schools, factories, etc., you can go if you want, and you don't want to go. does not matter."

Li Yu looked suspicious: "Master Beizi, you are..."

"It doesn't mean much to you to go to those places, so you can continue to make some big news at ease, and let the noise of our mission this time be as big as possible!"

Li Yu understood what Zai Zhen meant, but it would be better to give him enough freedom, "I will definitely live up to the entrustment of the mission."

Zai Zhen patted Li Yu's shoulder, then clenched his fist with the learned movement and said to Li Yu, "Come on!"

"Come on!" Li Yu also clenched his fist and replied.

"Just tell me what you need, and you can withdraw silver dollars at any time!" Zai Zhen decided to let Li Yu let go.

"Thank you, Master Bei!"

Then let's do it!

When Li Yu came to the Royal Society, President Huggins kept his promise and took him to his Towers Hill Observatory near London, which he built with his own private funds in 1856.

Although the equipment is much worse than that of the Greenwich Observatory, the astronomical telescopes here are dozens of times more professional than those at Cixi's or Yikuang's.

Just like the gap between taking pictures with a SLR and a mobile phone, a profession is a profession; or an amateur challenges a professional boxer, how can it be possible to challenge a profession with a hobby!

The telescope at Mount Hals Observatory has a diameter of 15 inches (38 centimeters), which is relatively advanced, and has all the functions of taking pictures and analyzing them.

President Huggins handed the key to Li Yu and asked curiously, "What are you going to use it for?"

Li Yu touched the telescope, looked up at the sky, and said, "Of course I'm staring at the night sky."

President Huggins was very touched by this philosophical statement: "You also read Nietzsche?"

Li Yu smiled, "Isn't it right, when I stared at the night sky, it was also staring at me."

President Huggins' eyes flickered: "So, I'm really looking forward to what you're going to do next. In fact, even if I lose the bet, I will lend you the observatory."

(End of this chapter)