Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 1163 Epilogue : You have to thank me for suppressing your paper
Of course, Nie Qi didn't dare to swallow up Xie Yan's damping paper.

First, the original authors of the paper also have their own circles, and the relevant content of the damping paper may have already spread in the local academic circle. If you rashly embezzle other people's academic achievements, there is a great chance that you will be overturned, and you will inevitably be ruined.

Second, the address of the author left by Xie Yan is the Tongpan Hall of Huangzhou Prefecture. Who knows if it is the Tongpan himself. No matter how small the official position of Tongpan is, it is still the second in command of a prefecture. Who knows what connections he may have behind him.

Nie Qi’s idea was simple, to put the damping paper on hold for one issue before publishing it.

These academic journals are all bimonthly, and one issue takes two months to publish. This issue will be published in more than half a month, which adds up to two and a half months.

Two and a half months of not letting more people know about the damping phenomenon was enough for Nie Qi and his team to get ahead in the research and development of the damping balance.

And he made up random excuses, such as the paper needed to be reviewed and verified, or the paper schedule for this period was full. Even if the truth was finally revealed, Nie Qi could still defend himself calmly.

In fact, it took Nie Qi less than two and a half months to build the damping balance.

Moreover, the damper material he used was very similar to Xie Yan's, both chose iron-zinc alloy, but the proportions were slightly different. This is the lightest alloy currently available and has both corrosion resistance and ductility.

Although both added air dampers, their ideas were completely opposite.

Nie Qi still adopted the current mainstream approach and made the arm of the scale longer and longer. After having the air damper, the arm of the scale can be further lengthened, which greatly enhances the stability, accuracy and ease of operation of the scale.

Xie Yan, on the other hand, shortened the balance arm.

Late autumn, Luoyang.

Royal Society of Physics.

An extra-long-arm balance came into being, and the position of the weight was slightly raised.

Both of these changes are brought about by the air damper.

Without the air damper, both of these methods of improving accuracy would cause the balance to shake violently.

"The balance has finally made a breakthrough," Sun Sanyi said happily, "Those people studying particles will probably go crazy with joy."

Nie Qi couldn't help but smile: "We should also quickly write a paper and publish it together with the paper from Huangzhou. We will say that we were inspired by the damping phenomenon and built a damping balance in one month."

Although Sun Sanyi despised Nie Qi's behavior, he was also a beneficiary and at this moment he actually felt admiration for him.

Suppressing someone else's paper is not a big deal, and it is not considered a violation of regulations.

However, we can ensure that during this period, there will be no more competitors coming to compete, and we can invent the damping balance in the safest way.

Moreover, the authors of the damping paper must be thanked.

It was they who approved the damping paper and invited the author to join the society. Moreover, the damping balance they invented will make the damping paper more valuable and help the author to become famous more quickly.

They are actually Xie Yan’s benefactors!
The penultimate issue of the Journal of Physics this year was published quietly.

Except for those who pay attention to the academic circle, the emperor, his ministers, businessmen and common people don't care about this stuff, and the general public has no idea what is happening.

However, it caused a huge sensation in the academic community.

First, scholars in Luoyang flocked to the Physical Society. Even the semi-retired president of the Royal Society was carried over from the outskirts of Luoyang.

As too many people arrived, Nie Qi simply moved to a larger house for the display, which was equivalent to holding an impromptu academic achievement report meeting.

That scale with an extra-long arm actually looks a bit ugly, but in the eyes of scholars on the scene, it is the most beautiful and precious thing in the world!
Nie Qi personally went on stage to explain and conduct experiments, with Sun Sanyi standing beside him as his assistant.

"All those who came today are scholars in Luoyang, and some are officials who have asked for leave to come here," Nie Qi introduced an old man in the audience, "This is Guo Taichang (Minister of the Ministry of Rites), he came very early, I'm afraid he didn't have time to report to the Ministry of Rites, I don't know if he will be impeached for dereliction of duty."

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Mr. Guo also shook his head and laughed.

Nie Qi was very humorous and made a few jokes before getting down to business: "On the second day after the deadline for the last issue of the Journal of Physics, Xiao Sun and I received a paper from Huangzhou about a physical phenomenon called damping. I wanted to publish it at the time, but the editing had already been completed and there was really no room for it..."

All the scholars present had read the paper, and many suspected that Nie Qi was playing tricks.

But what if I doubt it?
They relied on putting their papers on hold and actually managed to produce results first.

Moreover, the reason for shelving the paper was very formal. It was received after the deadline and there was no room for publication.

Only Chairman Geng and his cronies in the audience had livid faces at this moment. Their faction had been fighting openly and secretly with Nie Qi.

President Geng raised his hand to express his dissatisfaction: "Why did you send it to me so late during the cross-review?" Nie Qi explained: "When I first received the damping paper, I just thought it was interesting and didn't pay much attention to it. Otherwise, I would have made room for such an important paper in the previous issue. It was not until more than a month ago that Xiao Sun suddenly found me and said that air damping could be used to enhance the stability of the balance. With a cautious attitude of seeking verification, I did many experiments and finally became convinced, so I quickly handed the paper to President Geng for review."

This explanation, although seemingly reasonable, is actually a slap in the face of Chairman Geng.

Many scholars who did not get involved in the fight between the two factions were all watching the fun with a smile on their faces.

President Geng was so angry that he slammed the table: "The author of the paper clearly wrote that the damping phenomenon can be applied to trains and ships. Such an important discovery, and you actually said that you didn't take it seriously at first? I really question your academic level. You are not qualified to sit in that position!"

Nie Qi took a step back to advance: "I am indeed a dull person. When I was studying at the Imperial College, I barely made it from the outer dormitory to the inner dormitory, and then from the inner dormitory to the upper dormitory. I could never keep up with the learning progress of my classmates. But a fool has a fool's way. I spent ten days diligently studying the knowledge that others could learn in one day. With the blessing of the Emperor, I finally graduated from the Imperial College. Over the years, I also used stupid methods and luckily achieved some results, but of course I can't compare with President Geng, who was born a child prodigy."

This was said with great skill, and it was improvised on the spot, which made people applaud.

Chairman Geng was sitting down there, his lungs almost bursting with anger. But he still wanted to know the effect of the damping balance, so he could only stay here and be laughed at.

"Now, let's do a simple experiment."

Sun Sanyi took out the experimental equipment that he had prepared long ago, which was two sets of hollow rectangular blocks built with wooden strips. One set had a hanging pendulum, and the other had nothing.

"Let's start." Nie Qi said.

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He and Sun Sanyi shook the table together. As the shaking force increased, one set of wooden hollow rectangular blocks shook violently and eventually fell to one side. The other set, which had a pendulum, remained standing despite the shaking.

Nie Qi said: "This is the damping phenomenon. The paper from Huangzhou has already explained it very clearly. You can imagine, if it is a ship experiencing a storm, would it be less likely to capsize if a damper was added?"

People nodded, thinking that this thing had a wide range of applications.

Of course, if you want to make various dampers, you can't just hang a pendulum. Especially for sea vessels, the structure of the damper must be very complicated, and it may take a lot of people to study it for many years.

But for scholars, they are not afraid of complexity and difficulty, but they are afraid of having no goals and direction.

The more difficult it is, the more funding you can apply for, and the more people can produce results!
Nie Qi pointed to the super-long arm balance he invented and said, "Everyone knows that the higher the weight of the balance, the more sensitive it is when weighing. But if it is too high, it will shake unsteadily and it will be difficult to measure. The air damper can make it stabilize quickly. The same is true for increasing the arm length. I won't brag about how much the accuracy has been improved. Friends present here can come up and verify it for themselves."

As soon as he finished speaking, people in the front rows rushed forward.

There were too many people, so those sitting in the back could only wait patiently.

Wei Renfu, vice president of the Chemical Society, did not move even though he was sitting in the front row. Instead, he turned around and asked the young scholar behind him, "Have we also received any papers from Huangzhou?"

The young scholar was called Cao An, and it was he who wrote letters everywhere to promote the molecular theory: "There is a paper called Molecular Theory sent from Huangzhou, and the author is also called Xie Yan. I have rejected that paper according to the teacher's opinion. After cross-examination, the paper still does not pass, and I have sent a rejection letter to this person."

Wei Renfu was silent for more than ten seconds, then suddenly asked, "What do you think of that paper?"

"Some of the content seems to make sense, while some is completely contrary to common sense." Cao An's answer was ambiguous.

Although Wei Renfu was a little worried, he still believed that he was right: "Let's also make a damping balance. Things that could not be verified before may be solved by experiments in the future. Let him publish the paper from Huangzhou. After all, it is just a theoretical conjecture. Even if it is wrong, it is still a way of thinking... He discovered the damping phenomenon, so he is no longer an unknown person."

I am not an unknown person, so I cannot reject the paper at will.

Although Wei Renfu is a leading figure in the chemical world, he does not have the power to cover the sky with one hand. Xie Yan is not famous, but now he has made important achievements. It is easy to make trouble by rudely rejecting his paper.

Wave after wave of scholars came to the stage to experience the damping balance.

When they came down, they all had excited expressions on their faces. Many experiments that were limited by technology can now be done with a damping balance!
Zhu Yuqing, president of the Royal Society of the Ming Dynasty, is an old man in his late 80s who usually lives in the suburbs of Luoyang to enjoy his retirement.

He also came to join in the fun today. After everyone had finished fiddling with the scales, he asked someone to help him up and said, "You young men, who will be the first to make a damper for the carriage? The shock-absorbing spring is useless. I am old and my old bones can't stand the bumps. I had to let the servants carry me here this time."

Everyone burst into laughter.

On the spot, some scholars expressed their willingness to develop a carriage damper for the old president.

Zhu Yuqing added: "Tianping has made a breakthrough, which is a major event in the academic community. I have decided to initiate an academic conference, which will be held in Luoyang in early summer next year, and invite major members from all over the country to participate. I will also send an invitation to Xie Yan from Huangzhou Prefecture."

Nie Qi said, "Old senior, I have written to invite Xie Yan to join the society. Although the damping phenomenon is simple and common, it can derive many academic achievements. Should we give him junior membership, or... raise him one or two levels as appropriate?"

Nie Qi is still using tricks to make Xie Yan grateful to him.

Zhu Yuqing thought for a moment and said, "It would be more appropriate to promote him by two levels. If he is promoted by only one level, it would not match his contribution. If he is promoted by three levels, he would stand out from the crowd and offend many of his peers."

"Senior, you are thoughtful and I admire you very much!" Nie Qi flattered him quickly.

(End of this chapter)