Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 104 52 Time Magazine No.1

After the release of the call for planetary names, whether in Cambridge, in the UK, or in Europe and the United States, there was an upsurge in naming names.

Countless letters flew in like snowflakes every day, which made Eddington feel for the first time in so many years that the University of Cambridge Observatory was so popular.

Eddington and his staff conducted a preliminary screening of the letters received.

Because the previous eight planets were all named after the Roman gods, and the number of gods in Roman mythology is only so many, excluding the names that have been used by asteroids, but the public does not know the names, in fact, there are not many left. .

After the preliminary screening was completed, Eddington sent someone to the Cavendish Laboratory to call Chen Muwu, and discussed with him which of these names to choose as the final name of Planet X.

Among the list of several Roman gods that Eddington handed him, Chen Muwu first saw Pluto, which was the name of Pluto in the original time and space.

Then there's Minerva, Kronos, which were once alternative names for Pluto.

In addition to those already counted, Eddington also sent him several other letters that did not name the Roman gods, but wrote other types of names, and the one written by Ye Gongchao named Zhonghua was among them.

However, the contents of several letters almost made Chen Muwu's nose crooked.

In these letters, some named East Asia because the planet was discovered by East Asians.

Some said that because Ben had just experienced a major earthquake that killed countless people, in order to commemorate the dead, it was suggested to name the planet Tokyo, or the old name of Tokyo, Edo.

The kid's brain circuit is really weird, they can be shameless to this extent.

Chen Muwu decided in his heart, just like Ye Gongchao and himself thought at first, to call this planet Zhonghua.

After discovering the five satellites of Pluto, he must name the smallest and weakest satellite Ben!

The remaining ones are called Ryukyu, Quaoxian, Luzon, and Yueyu.

No matter how awesome you are, so what, don't you want to circle around me?

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In the end, Chen Muwu commissioned Eddington to report the name of the new planet to the International Union of Astronomers through the Cambridge University Observatory. It was not Vesta, nor China Star, but Huangdi Star.

Eddington is not a narrowly Western supremacist, so he fully supports Chen Muwu's idea of ​​​​naming new planets after countries.

But he also pointed out a problem, that is, among the previous eight planets in the solar system, except for the earth, the names of the other seven planets are all named after mythological figures, and now the latest one is suddenly named after a country. Doesn't it seem a bit abrupt?

Eddington proposed a compromise. He persuaded Chen Muwu to use the names of gods in traditional Chinese culture to name them, so that they could not only represent the country, but also conform to the corresponding laws.

What Eddington said does have some truth. In the original time and space, there is also a dwarf planet named after a character in Chinese myths and legends outside Neptune, that is Gonggongxing.

And its Latin name has not been changed to the corresponding water god Poseidon or Neptune in Western mythology (in fact, Neptune is the name of Neptune), but it is called Gonggong.

Therefore, Chen Muwu, who finally combined the suggestions of Ye Gongchao and Eddington, decided to name the new planet Huangdi (Huangdi).

Although in the ancient Chinese astrology system, there was also a group of [-] stars called the Yellow Emperor Star, but in fact their real name was "Xuanyuan", which did not conflict with the name of the Yellow Emperor Star that Chen Muwu took now.

The reason why Chen Muwu decided on this name was because he thought that Pluto has a satellite Charon with a similar mass to it, and these two stars actually form a binary star system.

He planned to wait for Charon to be discovered before naming that star Yandi Star.

One flame and one yellow are exactly the totems representing the Chinese people.

The reason why this name was reported to the International Union of Astronomers by Eddington, but not Chen Muwu himself, is because Chen Muwu is not yet a member of the Chinese Astronomical Society, and although the Chinese Astronomical Society was established as early as the year before last, it is now It has not yet joined the International Union of Astronomers.

After discovering the Yellow Emperor Star, Chen Muwu also joined the first scientific society in his life, the Royal Astronomical Society.

Even the president of this society is Danish, so it doesn't have any nationality requirements. Chen Muwu discovered that Huangdixing's contribution is enough to make him a member of the society.

From then on, he can choose whether to add the honorary title of FRAS (Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society) after his name.

But now, the Royal Astronomical Society is facing another problem, that is, who should be awarded this year's Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal.

This is the highest honor in the British astronomy community, and it is understandable to award it to Chen Muwu, who has done the most outstanding work in astronomy this year.

But the society had already assigned this medal to Eddington, who resigned as president last year, in advance, and now Chen Muwu appeared out of thin air, which made the awards committee of the society very embarrassed.

At the critical moment, Eddington was still a man of integrity, and he came forward to persuade the jury to ask them to postpone his honorary medal for one year, and it would be better to give priority to those who have contributed to astronomy.

The Royal Astronomical Society is not the only one who wants to present an award to Chen Muwu.

On the other side of the ocean, Lowell's younger brother, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University, proposed to the media that he planned to provide Chen Muwu, who discovered a new planet, with a prize of [-] US dollars to comfort his brother's spirit in heaven.

The National Academy of Sciences of the United States also wants to award him the James Craig Watson Award.

Speaking of which, this Watson has a relationship with China. He was the first person to observe and discover an asteroid on Chinese soil.

In the 13th year of Tongzhi (the year 1874 sung in Eason Chan's song), Watson discovered asteroid No. 139 while observing the transit of Venus in Beijing, and reported it to Prince Gong Guiziliu, who was in charge of Qin Tianjian. Yi named the asteroid "Ruihua", which means "Chinese auspiciousness".

Anyone who can afford astronomy is naturally a wealthy family, and this Watson is no exception.

After his death, he donated his estate to the National Academy of Sciences and asked them to set up the Watson Award on their behalf to reward astronomers who have made significant contributions to astronomy.

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Chen Muwu mentioned at the end of his official paper that the orbit of the Yellow Emperor and Neptune intersected, which did not attract the attention of the astronomical community. After so many years, the excitement of discovering new planets in the solar system again made everyone not thinking about these small issues.

The International Union of Astronomers specially held an interim meeting for this new planet, and finally confirmed at the meeting that the star newly discovered by Chen Muwu is the ninth planet in the solar system, and passed the proposal of the University of Cambridge Observatory, agreeing to put This planet is named Yellow Emperor Star.

Compared with the previous discovery of a new planet, the news that this planet was named caused a greater sensation in China, and was reported by countless newspapers across the country.

"Shenbao" even published a supplement for this purpose, which is dedicated to introducing the ninth planet in the solar system named "Yellow Emperor" and the discoverer behind it, Chen Muwu.

Not only that, the "Shenzhen" office also specially sent people to the National Southeast University in Beijing, and went to Beida to interview Ye Qisun, Xia Yuanzhen and others who had contact with Chen Muwu, and asked them to write articles to introduce Chen Muwu to the public during this year. Over a long period of time, he has made various achievements in physics research.

The Commercial Press also began to collect or translate a batch of popular books on astronomy. Taking advantage of Chen Muwu's discovery of the Yellow Emperor Star, he also planned to spread astronomy to the Chinese people.

Dr. Hu wrote an article in the newspaper, talking about my friend Chen Hanchen.

The elder brother, Chen Muqiao, sent a heartfelt letter, excitedly praising the third brother for his family and country feelings.

However, the postman sent Chen Muwu not only a few letters from home, but also all kinds of congratulatory letters from China. Whether he knew him or not, they all wrote to him to congratulate him. a new planet.

Even President Cao Kun noticed this.

Although he is an old-fashioned warlord who relies on bribery to select his superiors, Cao Kun, who once founded Hebei University, also attaches great importance to education.

He even invited his staff to discuss whether he should award a medal to this young man who has won glory for the country.

Is it the Golden Harvest Medal or the Baoguang Golden Harvest Medal?Dashou or not Dashou?How long will the medal of honor be awarded?

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The ninth planet was finally confirmed as a planet by the International Union of Astronomers and named Huangdi, which also caused a small upsurge in foreign media.

The American "Time" magazine sent their British reporter to Cambridge University to interview Chen Muwu.

Therefore, Chen Muwu's photo with the Northumberland Telescope in the Cambridge University Observatory was also earlier than the Zhili warlord Wu Peifu, and became the first Chinese in this time and space to be on the cover of this magazine.

The content of the interview was basically the same as the interviews Chen Muwu had received before, and they were all commonplace questions.

But at the end, the American reporter also mentioned Lowell's prize money and the Watson Award that the National Academy of Sciences planned to award to him.

The reporter asked Chen Muwu if he planned to go to the United States to accept the award recently, and when he planned to leave.

The reporter did not expect that the question he asked politely at the end would become a major selling point in this interview.

Chen Muwu gave another shocking answer, that is, he has no intention of going to the United States to receive this bonus and this award. As long as the United States does not abolish the "Chinese Exclusion Act", then he will not set foot on American soil for a day .

After receiving this explosive news, the reporter who wanted to end the interview, and was even ready to get up, sat back in his chair again.

He keenly captured Chen Muwu's national self-esteem, so he interviewed Chen Muwu a few more questions about Chinese discrimination, and recorded the beating of Ye Gongchao, Fu Manchu's smearing of Chinese people, and Chen Muwu's views on the above.

Of course, after learning that he would not be able to receive the $[-] bonus if he did not go to the United States, Chen Muwu still felt a little bit pained, and he could only comfort himself by repeating in his heart that poverty cannot be moved.

Fortunately, the British also gave him a lot of money.

Although the First World War cost a lot of national power, the British still have a good face, and the so-called decline of national power will only make the poor poorer, and the rich will always be rich.

The Royal Astronomical Society alone gave Chen Muwu a prize of [-] pounds for his gold medal.

And the wealthy Trinity College was even more generous. After discussing with several directors, the dean, Old Thomson, decided to allocate [-] pounds from the college property as a special scholarship to Chen Muwu.

The fifteen hundred pounds was already three quarters of the price of General Electric's high-end vacuum pump.

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The Royal Astronomical Society is not the only one that has recruited Chen Muwu as a member.

Although the climate conditions in the UK determine that in winter, it will not be as cold as in China, but since autumn last year, Chen Muwu has suspended going to Kangheli to participate in swimming club activities.

He didn't want to catch a cold and a fever because of a careless keeping warm during winter swimming, and then get pneumonia.

In the era without penicillin, one must be cautious, but dare not mess around.

However, Chen Muwu did not lose his after-school life. Kapitsa, who has a wide social circle, established a "Kapitsa Club" named after him after he became the assistant director of the Magnetic Department of the Cavendish Laboratory. At that time, Chen Muwu was the first to become one of the founding members of the club.

In creating this club, Kapitsa brought his own selfish motives.

From a Ph.D. student to a researcher, Kapitsa's work suddenly became much more arduous.

The time of the day is so long, and the work becomes more, so there is less time for him to study and think.

That's why Kapitsa formed such a club and used his personal connections at Cambridge University to gather a large number of students from different disciplines to join it.

Nominally, it is to facilitate discussions and exchanges on academic issues between members of different disciplines. In fact, by participating in the weekly activities of this club, he can learn about the latest academic developments from the members' conversations and debates , In this way, it saves a lot of time spent on reading literature like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Before discovering Huangdixing, the Kapitsa Club was the only student club organized in the form of a salon that Chen Muwu joined.

But after the discovery of the planet, a secret society that had been circulating among Cambridge University students for more than 100 years also came to the door.

The Cambridge Apostolic Society was founded in 1820 and has been a secret society since its founding.

This organization claims to recruit only twelve of the brightest students from Cambridge University's top two colleges: Trinity College and King's College each year.

Although Chen Muwu has made many great inventions and discoveries in physics before, he has never been able to get into the eyes of this organization.

Because they prefer to absorb some high-end students who like philosophy, politics, economics and other metaphysical subjects, they don't pay much attention to practical subjects such as mathematics and physics.

In the more than 100 years since the establishment of the Apostolic Society, the only physicist who has become a member of the Society is Maxwell.

However, since Chen Muwu discovered the new planet, they changed their minds and decided to designate him as the object of absorption.

It was Russell, one of the two great philosophers at Cambridge University, who made this suggestion and personally invited Chen Muwu to join the club.

Russell once went to China to give lectures for more than a year, and he had a good impression of the place, mainly the upper-level academic circles in China.

Moreover, he also admired Einstein's theory of relativity very much. It was precisely because Russell had vigorously promoted Einstein when he was giving lectures in China that he promoted the craze for the theory of relativity in China.

So Russell has a good impression of Chen Muwu, who has been famous for a long time, because he is from China and knows the theory of relativity very well.

In front of Chen Muwu, Russell praised the Cambridge Apostolic Society as a secret society, saying that there are many talents in this society. There used to be Maxwell in physics, and Ramanujan’s teacher Hardy in mathematics. Now it is mainly philosophers. The older generation has Whitehead, the Mesozoic has George Moore, and the new generation has Wittgenstein and Frank Ramsay. I am the most mediocre member of the Apostles.

Of course, Chen Muwu would not believe Russell's self-effacing words, but when he heard the name Cambridge Apostolic Society, he felt very familiar.

I seem to have heard this name somewhere, it seems to be John Khan's hardcore ruthless series?
What Cambridge Five, Kim Philby...

This Cambridge Apostolic Society seems to be a well-known den of spies in later generations!
Being related to this organization, Chen Muwu felt that he might be able to enter the Tongliao universe one day.

In the end, after Russell's lobbying, Chen Muwu finally joined the secret society of the Cambridge Apostles and became one of the Twelve Apostles in 1924.

Although it is named as an apostle, all members inside are atheists.

After participating in several secret gatherings, Chen Muwu knew that the family backgrounds behind these members were either rich or noble, and they were either the children of a certain duke's family or the son of the dean of a certain college in Cambridge.

At the weekly gatherings, everyone dressed up in a serious and serious way, which always reminded him of the once popular British TV series "Downton Abbey".

Moreover, the topics discussed at each meeting are also very jumpy. One second may be talking about Eliot’s work "The Waste Land" and the modernist poetry behind it, and the next second it will start to discuss the materialist dialectics. The unity of opposites, really deserves to be a leftist society.

Chen Muwu even felt that they were very similar to those famous Wei and Jin scholars in "Shi Shuo Xin Yu". They had a strong family background behind them, and they talked and debated scriptures in the ivory tower every day.

But even after leaving college, they will not become nerds, because the family has paved the way for them.

If nothing else happens, these Cambridge apostles will become the top group of people in British society in the future, and even a few prime ministers and ministers will come out of them, Chen Muwu is not surprised.

In the eyes of these people, Chen Muwu is an extremely intelligent and somewhat mysterious Oriental.

In Chen Muwu's eyes, they and the family background behind them became a pair of perfect white gloves.

High society, rich and powerful, whether in Europe or America, they should have their own connections and influence.

Moreover, he didn't need to worry about being backstabbed at all.

The British novelist Foster, who is also a member of the Apostolic Society, once said, "If I have to choose between betraying my motherland and betraying my friends, I hope that I dare to betray my motherland."

The students of Cambridge University are the smartest group of British people.

The apostles of the Apostolic Society also consider themselves the smartest people in Cambridge University.

The reason why they would rather betray the country than betray the friendship between each other is because they think that there are too many idiots in Britain and they are not worthy of their company.

This is also one of the reasons why, after World War II, there were so many spies who poached the corners of the empire in the Apostolic Society.

Chen Muwu thought that he should establish a good relationship with these people, and if there were no accidents in his future plans to make a fortune, these people should come forward.

　I was top-heavy all day long, gritted my teeth drowsily and wrote 1 words.

　　I can't keep my eyes open now, but I hope I don't have a fever when I wake up.

　　Everyone please take care of yourself, good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)