Under the shade of the trees in Tanghuai Courtyard, Zuo Mengeng presided over a special meeting.
Here, people engaged in scientific research in Shandong gather together, and it can be said that stars shine.
What they are talking about here is the summary of knowledge that Galileo has just completed.
Among them, Zuo Mengeng specially extracted Galileo's philosophical thoughts for discussion with everyone.
Although there is a huge gap in the development of science between the East and the West, in Zuo Menggeng's view, what is most lacking in the development of science in the East is actually a theoretical foundation.
Especially here in Shandong, various scientific researches are now in full swing, and there is no shortage of hands-on people.
What is most lacking is the method of classifying and summarizing various sciences.
And this method is a philosophical system.
The original philosophical system of metaphysics in the East was more concentrated in the field of thought and lacked practical research.
Among the knowledge brought by Galileo, what is the most important?
That is definitely a Western philosophical view.
"Mr. Galilei, why is the shortest distance between two points not a straight line?"
Wang Wei, dean of the School of Physics, raised a question.
This is one of Galileo's views.
He believed that the shortest distance between two points is not necessarily a straight line.
But regarding this theory, the School of Physics has already conducted research. Everyone is sure that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
Since there was a conflict of views, Wang Xi certainly had to discuss it.
When talking about this, Galileo not only laughed.
"Mr. Wang, this view is actually not what I want. When I was in Europa, I was forced by the church and had to give up the heliocentric theory. This view was also to cope with the church's helpless choice."
Wang Xi nodded, feeling enlightened.
"So that means Mr. Galilei also believes that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line?"
Galileo nodded.
"Of course! There is no doubt about it."
Seeing that the scientific powers of the East and the West had unified their opinions, Zuo Menggeng stood up.
"Everyone, the shortest distance between two points may not really be a straight line."
Everyone was stunned and took his statement very seriously.
"Commander, how do you prove your point?"
Since it is a scientific discussion, everyone does not care about Zuo Mengeng's status, but treats him equally.
What Zuo Menggen said was of course supported by the scientific progress of later generations, but he himself could not give the most appropriate explanation.
He could only say: "The theory that the straight line is the shortest between two points is extremely correct in one-dimensional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces. But once the dimensions of space increase, this theory may be broken."
Everyone fell into thinking.
Some people gradually become enlightened, while some people remain confused.
Zuo Mengeng did not expect today's scientific workers to be able to solve such a profound problem.
He just put forward a theory and made some supplements to the current scientific research.
The philosophical thoughts brought by Galileo provided great help to scientific workers in Shandong.
"We also believe that the objectivity of things exists and is not subject to human will and thoughts."
Huang Zongxi, who was engaged in concrete work, also found what he needed in Galileo's philosophical thoughts.
But when he said these words, he looked at Liu Zongzhou carefully.
Because Liu Zongzhou is a master of mind science, this statement inevitably questions the mind science.
Liu Zongzhou had no dissatisfaction.
In terms of academic discussions, he has always been tolerant and able to accept different opinions.
"Zhongheng once said that existence is reasonable. This may not be an objective explanation."
"good."
Sun Qifeng praised, admiring Liu Zongzhou's answer.
Whether the viewpoint of mind science is right or wrong is not important.
At least in the past history, Xin Xue has been brilliant.
This exists objectively.
Liu Zongzhou explained this using Zuo Mengeng's words, and at the same time acknowledged the objectivity of things.
Zuo Xianmei hid aside and saw the heated discussion among all the experts, and she was not only excited.
"The objectivity of things must be extremely correct. Just like one plus one equals two, it is also a manifestation of objectivity."
When Zuo Mengeng heard this, he suddenly thought of a mathematical problem.
"One plus one may not equal two."
Zuo Xianmei was dumbfounded, even if it was her brother, she couldn't tolerate it.
"One plus one equals two, this is the truth."
Zuo Mengeng waved his fingers and said something.
"In mathematics, you can make this assumption. Any integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of three prime numbers. You can demonstrate it."
What Zuo Mengeng said is naturally the famous Goldbach's conjecture.
Of course, this conjecture has nothing to do with one plus one equals two.
This is purely a rumor from later generations.
Zuo Mengeng proposed it at this time just to improve the mathematical system.
As for how to prove Goldbach's conjecture, he doesn't have that ability.
Let people who are engaged in mathematical research go crazy about it.
Sure enough, when he proposed this idea, Zuo Xianmei, Hou Fangyu, Zhang Lingxi and others all scratched their heads and started calculating on the spot.
Academic discussions are always so exciting and exciting, and people don't want to stop.
Even a layman like Zuo Mengeng benefited a lot from it.
It's a pity that his time is limited and he can't devote all his energy to it.
He came here to gather all scientific researchers together, which also had a purpose.
"Everyone, our scientific research and academic research in Shandong have now entered a new stage and are becoming a driving force for the development of our Shandong. In view of this, I propose to further plan our science and academic research in order to play a greater role.
The role and energy come.”
Everyone listened carefully and nodded, knowing that this was necessary.
However, only Zuo Mengeng can come up with practical and effective methods on how to do it.
"I propose that from now on, the Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Industrial Sciences should be established to respectively engage in in-depth research on social humanities, ideological philosophy, ethics, historical changes, and all disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, machinery, industry, astronomy, materials, and economics.
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Zuo Menggeng classified science for the first time, dividing it into two parts: social science and engineering.
This classification method is simple and clear, and everyone will understand it as soon as they hear it.
People like Liu Zongzhou, Lu Shanji, Sun Qifeng, Huang Zongxi and others are engaged in social science research.
What Galileo, Wang Xi, Chen Shuangjin, Zuo Xianmei and others studied was industrial science.
The two directions are not distinct, but they complement each other and achieve each other.
However, such classification helps to refine the classification of scientific research and establish a complete system for each.
Everyone naturally understands the benefits, and after a brief discussion, everyone agrees.
At this point, the establishment of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Engineering Sciences began to enter the process.