Xu Yun suddenly had doubts in his eyes, pointed at himself, and asked:
"Professor Stokes, you said Mr. Whewell is looking for me?"
"Just me?"
Stokes nodded slightly.
As Xu Yun caused many big events, his attitude towards Xu Yun gradually became much gentler:
"That's right, you're the only one."
When Xu Yun heard this, the look of doubt in his eyes couldn't help but become even worse.
It would have been fine at other times, but now Britain has just announced that it is preparing to start the Crimean War, and Whewell comes to the door...
This forced Xu Yun to think of a possibility:
William Whewell came to see him at this point. Could what he was talking about be related to the war or some high-level decisions?
Think of this.
Xu Yun couldn't help but glance at Mai Laotang and Aveline beside him.
He gave them a look that said, "I'm going to explore the way ahead." Then he turned his head and said to Stokes:
"In that case, Professor Stokes, I'd like you to show me the way."
Stokes patted him on the shoulder to express his welcome and led him out of the classroom through the back door.
After leaving the classroom.
Xu Yun and Stokes walked side by side on the path.
be honest.
From a personal perspective, Xu Yun is quite interested in Stokes, a well-known mathematician.
Although this person's status in later generations is far inferior to Gauss or Faraday, he is extremely famous in a certain field.
The Stokes formula he derived is extremely famous in curve integrals, and can even be said to be the most famous formula in curve integrals.
In addition, Stokes' achievements in fluids are also extremely outstanding.
For example, the well-known Navier-Stokes equation...also known as the N-S equation, is also recognized as one of the most difficult physics equations in the world.
Peking University's "Wei Shen" Wei Dongyi, who has been searched several times on Weibo, is studying this system of equations.
Unfortunately, Stokes is a bit difficult to deal with - the key is that he looks a bit cold:
The two later Wolverines have the same beards and their heads are always held high, which makes people a little intimidated without realizing it.
So during the whole process, Xu Yun didn't say much to strike up a conversation, but silently followed Stokes on his way with his head down.
About ten minutes passed.
Stokes stopped in front of the Academic Affairs Building of Trinity College, pointed to the door and said:
"Now that you've arrived, classmate Luo Feng, I won't accompany you in."
Xu Yun nodded to him:
"Thank you, Professor Stokes."
After watching Stokes leave.
Xu Yun turned around and walked into the academic building that he had been to countless times.
The person in charge of visitor registration today was a tall, thin boy with freckles. Xu Yun filled in his name with ease, followed his memory to the innermost room, and raised his hand to knock on the door.
Dong dong dong——
A few seconds later.
William Whewell's moans echoed through the room:
"The door is unlocked, please come in."
Xu Yun gently opened the door and walked into the house.
At this time, there was only one person sitting in the room, William Whewell. The leader of Trinity College was sitting by the window, making a pot of coffee with great interest.
I saw Xu Yun entering the house.
William Whewell smiled and waved to him, motioning for him to come forward.
Xu Yun obediently obeyed:
"Good morning, Mr. Whewell."
"Well, good morning."
William Whewell said hello kindly, tilted the coffee pot in his hand slightly, and poured a cup of coffee:
"Here, classmate Luo Feng, let's try the coffee beans I ground myself."
"To tell you the truth, I'm quite confident in mixed coffee."
Although Xu Yun was a little curious about William Whewell's purpose of looking for him, since the other party didn't take the initiative to speak, he simply responded to the changes by remaining unchanged.
I saw him pick up the cup and blow on the soybean oil.
Then he took a sip of coffee.
Actually.
Xu Yun actually has no special preference for coffee.
He always felt that this thing was so painful that drinking it might as well be drinking happy water.
However, in his previous life, he had to work and rest in the underworld when he was coding. At the same time, it is not known whether it is due to the receptors. Coffee's refreshing effect on Xu Yun is often better than that of American ginseng.
So in desperation.
Xu Yun could only hold his nose and drink coffee.
But the better coffee beans have very high requirements on techniques and processes, and a slight mistake may cause the finished product to become sour or something.
So it takes a long time.
Naturally, Xu Yun just passively entered the door and tasted a little bit of coffee.
The cup of coffee brewed by William Whewell has a fairly strong flavor, and it is obvious that it is not ordinary beans:
"The taste is smooth and the acidity is very low. Mr. Whewell, these are not coffee beans from Europe, right?"
Whewell nodded upon seeing this, seeming to be a little satisfied that Xu Yun was able to taste the inner secrets:
"Yes, these are coffee beans shipped from Panama."
Xu Yun was stunned and said in surprise:
"Panama? So far?"
He thought they were beans shipped from coffee-producing areas in Africa.
To know.
The logistics system these days is not as developed as it was in later generations. Even shipping by sea requires a large number of transit cycles.
Although the trading system in the Americas has matured, the current trading materials in this trading system are still mainly black slaves and their labor products.
Being able to drink Panamanian coffee in the UK is indeed a treat these days.
Then Whewell motioned Xu Yun to sit down, poured himself a cup of coffee, and said while tasting:
"That's right, coffee beans from Panama. This is one of the supplies that arrived in the UK together with the North American colonial industrial delegation."
"Oh, it turns out that..."
Xu Yun subconsciously prepared to respond with a few words, but as he spoke, he suddenly realized:
"Mr. Whewell, what did you say?"
"The North American Colonies...Industrial Delegation?"
Whewell nodded slightly, straightened his face slightly, and explained:
"That's right, an industrial delegation from the North American colonies."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "To tell you the truth, this is also the main reason why I came to you this time, and that is in a few months..."
"The first International Industrial Exposition, which Prince Albert has invested a lot of effort in organizing, is about to officially open."
"Exposition of Nations?"
Hearing this word, Xu Yun was slightly startled again.
After regaining consciousness.
He glanced at the coffee cup in his hand, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
I see.......
He asked why Whewell suddenly asked him to taste coffee...
It turned out that the drunkard was not interested in drinking, and it was purely to bring out the real topic.
But think about it carefully.
This year is 1851, which is indeed the year when the International Industrial Exposition opened.
International Industrial Exposition.
This name may sound unfamiliar at first.
But if we talk about its name in later generations, many people will be familiar with it:
World Expo.
The earliest World Expo in history can be traced back to 609 AD. The organizer was none other than China.
Let me emphasize it.
This is not some rhetoric to give yourself a pat on the back, but it is true:
In the fifth year of Daye (609), Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ascended to the Guanfengxing Hall, displayed cultural relics, played nine kinds of music, set up a feast with fish and dragons, and hosted a banquet for the King of Gaochang. Tutun was set up in the hall to favor him. More than thirty countries
Accompany the parade.
At that time, those who participated in this grand meeting included Turks, Silla, Mohe, Bi Dasi, Hedu, Chuanyue, Unahe, Pola, Tochara, Julujian, Hulun, Hedo, Peihan, and Qiuci.
, Shule, Yutian, Anguo, Caoguo, Heguo, Muguo, Bi, Yimi, Shifanyan, Jiazhe, Khitan and other countries were historically known as the "Exposition of All Nations". (For details, see "Book of Sui Dynasty"
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As for the earliest modern industrial expo...
It was the first International Industrial Exhibition organized by Prince Albert in 1851.
It brings together the world's top industrial technologies, famous specialties and rare treasures, attracting exhibitors and visitors from all over the world.
In order to hold this expo.
Britain also built a huge "Crystal Palace" with steel and glass in London's Hyde Park - the same construction site that Xu Yun and the others saw on the day of the Apostolic Society's interview.
The exhibition hall has a construction area of approximately 74,000 square meters, a length of approximately 563 meters, a width of approximately 138 meters, and a height of approximately 39.48 meters.
This Universal Exposition lasted 23 weeks from its opening in May 1851 to its closing on October 14.
A total of 6.3 million people visited the exhibition, and there were as many as 14,000 exhibits on display.
Ticket sales netted £186,000.
The world's largest diamond at the time, the 186-carat "Korea Noor", was also one of the exhibits.
The Expo closed after half a year, the "Crystal Palace" was demolished and the building materials were sent to south London for reconstruction.
From 1854 to 1936, the rebuilt "Crystal Palace" has been one of London's major landmarks.
Unfortunately, it was destroyed by a fire in 1936 and has never been restored.
In the later generations of Xu Yunlai, there was a theory on the local Internet about the fate of the "Crystal Palace", which was roughly the retribution for the burning of the Old Summer Palace.
how to say......
This is actually a bit extreme - because it actually has nothing to do with the Old Summer Palace.
First of all, the Crystal Palace that was burned was an empty shell with no exhibits inside, which was essentially different from the Old Summer Palace.
Secondly, most of the items on display at the Crystal Palace during the Expo were not looted treasures, but industrial inventions or treasures brought by other countries - for example, the gems exhibited in Africa were all returned to others.
The real place where the looted treasures are stored is the British Museum, which contains more than 100 cultural relics from China.
For example, the "Dunhuang Star Atlas", which is at the same level as the Su Song Star Atlas written by Lao Su, has always existed in it.
Xu Yun once visited the British Museum in his previous life. Every time he saw Chinese cultural relics stored there, he always felt angry and regretful.
That is the place contaminated by evil. One day we must welcome back those lost treasures with dignity.
His eyes returned to reality.
Seeing the thoughtful expression on Xu Yun's face, William Whewell knew that the young man from the East understood what he was thinking.
So he pondered for a moment and said to Xu Yun:
"Classmate Luo Feng, I came to see you today. Actually, I have a few things I want to talk to you about."
Xu Yun quickly put on a 'well-behaved.JPG' posture, sat upright and said:
"You say."
William Whewell added some more coffee to Xu Yun's coffee cup, and then said after careful consideration:
"How complete is the Analytical Engine designed by Luo Feng, Charles, and Countess Lovelace?"
"The degree of completion..."
Xu Yun has been paying attention to the progress of Babbage recently, and basically has the synchronized information, so he said without hesitation:
"Mr. Charles has debugged the piezoelectric ceramics in early January and is now able to store data on 700 vacuum tubes."
"If the programming that the countess is responsible for is also forcibly converted into specific progress, then their total progress is probably..."
"It looks like it's over 20%, but less than 25%."
Xu Yun gave the piezoelectric ceramic drawings on December 26 last year. Due to some work damage and running-in problems in the initial preparation, the laboratory did not prepare the appropriate piezoelectric ceramics until the beginning of January.
After more than a month of debugging.
Babbage and the others had prepared a huge 2.2-meter-long vacuum tube to store mercury, successfully completing the most critical delayed storage.
There are also 700 vacuum tubes responsible for data exchange, and power is provided by a steam engine.
Now this device can easily calculate 14-digit addition and subtraction or 6-digit multiplication and division problems, which is a little more than one-fifth of Xu Yun's requirements.
Considering the time previously agreed with Gauss, this progress has obviously exceeded expectations.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Looking at Xu Yun, who looked satisfied, William Whewell hesitated for a moment, and suddenly asked another question:
"So, Luo Feng, if you have sufficient resources, can you complete this equipment by the end of October?"
"Ah? End of October?"
Xu Yun was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask why he had to advance the time, but before he could say anything, he realized what his dean was thinking:
"You mean... you want our analysis machine to be exhibited at the World Expo?"
William Whewell nodded, without directly explaining the reason, but asked another question:
"Classmate Luo Feng, you must have heard the news that the Crimean War is about to start, right?"
Xu Yun was silent for a few seconds and hummed softly:
"Yeah, I heard about it."
William Whewell had a deep look in his eyes, adjusted his sitting posture, and continued:
"The Crimean War is expected to officially start in April. Although I don't like those furry bears in the east, their combat effectiveness cannot be ignored."
"With complete equipment, a furry bear warrior can even fight one-on-one with our red-shirted soldiers."
When Xu Yun heard this, the corner of his mouth moved, but he stopped talking.
He really wanted to tell the dean that 1v1 was actually the peak of the British army's combat power.
In his future life, there was a real incident where 200 Bear fans beat up 2,000 British fans...
Of course.
Considering that he might be hung up and beaten if he said this, Xu Yun finally said nothing.
William Whewell, who was immersed in emotion, did not notice Xu Yun's abnormality, but continued to introduce the situation:
"Considering the pressure that the war situation may bring, His Majesty Albert issued a fatal order a few days ago to increase efforts to make the first World Industrial Expo a success."
"For this reason, he deliberately extended the duration of the expo by an additional four weeks, which is a month."
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
"At the same time, many universities, including the University of Cambridge, have also been assigned corresponding tasks."
As he spoke, William Whewell glanced at Xu Yun again and tried his best to think about his words:
"According to the information we have, Oxford University has prepared a lot of novel things this time. With Cambridge's technical reserves, I am afraid that it may not necessarily be able to defeat them."
"So the school directors thought of the Analytical Engine - after all, the University of Cambridge is the only sponsor of this project, and it is completely in compliance with the rules in nature."
"...."
Looking at William Whewell with the expression 'I just want to make the victory greater', Xu Yun couldn't help but lightly touched his chin.
As expected of someone who engages in philosophy, his word games are exquisite.
It is obvious that without the analysis machine, it will inevitably fail miserably, but when it comes to Whewell's words, it means that it cannot win steadily...
However, considering that Whewell did this for the sake of Cambridge University, Xu Yun ignored this shortcoming and talked about the credibility of this plan:
"Dean Whewell, it's early February now, and the time you requested is the end of October, which is about...a little over eight months."
"If we calculate by multiplication alone, we have completed 20% in the past month and a half, so it seems that we can catch up with 100% completion in eight months."
"But the problem is that the research and development of electronic equipment cannot be converted through simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It does not mean that it took more than a month to complete 20%, and the same progress can be completed in the same amount of time..."
Xu Yun was talking miserably.
William Whewell on the other end suddenly said:
"So, classmate Luo Feng, what's the price?"
Xu Yun's heart moved, and the second half of his sentence suddenly got stuck in his throat.
have to say.
It's very comfortable to chat with smart people.
Then he pondered for a moment, and his expression suddenly became solemn as never before.
I saw him staring at William Whewell seriously and saying word by word:
"Dean Whewell, I want a promise."
"A Cambridge Promise."
.......
Note:
Everyone seems to have a lot of opinions about the word count of the book that I talked about yesterday. Didn’t I say that it was the word count of my preset outline before?
If I go by the current results, I will definitely extend the extension, but it will probably only be 4-4.5 million words at most. 6 million words is definitely out of the question...
