Roong Ling ran to the desk, unfolded the manuscript paper and took out a pen, but as soon as she wrote a few lines, she was interrupted by De Ling: "I think it would be better if you don't write in English."
Roong Ling raised his face and asked, "Why?"
Sister De Ling was quick-thinking: "Think about it, there must be many people writing letters to Li Yu now. I think most of them must be in English, French, German or Italian and other European languages. If he suddenly sees a letter written in What do you think will happen if the letter is written in Chinese?”
"I understand!" Roong Ling understood immediately. She changed to a piece of white manuscript paper and wrote Juanxiu's Chinese regular script again.
Hals Hill Observatory, suburban London.
Li Yu has recently received hundreds of letters and telegrams, all asking for names for the new planet. He really didn't expect people to be so enthusiastic about the new planet.
In an era without the Internet, every little thing could stir up a stir, and there really wasn’t much to do.
He couldn't read so many letters at all, so he brought Joelson, the editor of "Proceedings of the Natural Science" over, and the two of them read the mountains of letters together.
There are all kinds of names in it, such as Zeus, Percival, Constance, and Cronus.
Li Yu actually thought about naming it directly, but he still followed the suggestions of President Huggins and Lord Kelvin and held a naming activity in accordance with the gentleman tradition at the time, which could also stimulate everyone's enthusiasm.
Joelson was very satisfied with those names, but Li Yu still felt a little lucky and did not make a decision.
"Hey! This letter is a bit strange." Joelson said at the side.
Li Yu had read too many "strange" letters. He was not surprised and asked without looking back, "What's wrong?"
"This letter is actually written in Chinese."
"Chinese?"
Li Yu was startled and immediately took the letter. In addition to the receiving address written in English, the envelope also had a sending address written in Chinese: Embassy of the Qing Dynasty in Paris, Yu Rongling.
After Zhan Xin read the content, Li Yu immediately said excitedly: "Great, that's it!"
Joelson didn't know why: "What is it?"
"Just use the name from this letter: Pluto!"
I didn’t expect that someone could actually think of this name, and he was actually Chinese!
The three characters "Pluto" are naturally the Chinese name, and "Pluto" is the English name.
Although the name still seems to have not changed, now it has a Chinese name first and then translated into an English name, so there is still a substantial difference.
After all, Chinese and English must be translated into each other no matter what, and word order is crucial.
It’s true that the wealth does not flow to outsiders...
Newspapers were quick to pick up the news, as the world awaited the name of the new planet.
People are discussing: "Pluto! What a great name, who came up with it?"
"I heard she's a Chinese girl in Paris."
"Chinese girl?"
If it were before, public opinion would have been wildly opposed to Chinese girls naming important discoveries. However, since the discoverers were all Chinese, they had nothing to say. Li Yu had the right to decide the naming.
In fact, even if Yu Rongling did not think of the name "Pluto", someone else would soon think of it. Because the King of Heaven, the King of Neptune, and the King of Pluto are the three brothers based on their names.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Several of the letters on the road also bear the same name.
After the Yu family saw the report, Yu Rongling was so excited that she took off her shoes and danced happily in the hall. After dancing gracefully, she said happily: "Sister, I have decided that from now on this is the coldest heart." Pluto is my friend, and Li Yu is also my friend!"
Yu Deling smiled and said: "Didn't you say last time that he might be ugly, and you were still an old scholar?"
Roong Ling said: "Daddy said, he is not an academic, and... and even if he is ugly, he is still my friend!"
Minister Yu Geng never expected that his daughter would actually name a planet, and it would be adopted! So dreamy!
Not only Li Yu, but most of Europe now knows that the namer of the new planet is a Chinese girl. He thought that he had been a special envoy for seven or eight years and never made headlines. How could he be related to Li Yu and even a girl's movie could be featured? !
Yu Geng regretted a little. If he had known better, he would have let his children learn more about the West.
It was a good thing anyway. Yu Geng had a great impression of Li Yucun in his heart. When he came to France, he should thank him anyway.
In addition to letters calling for names, many postcards expressing praise also came one after another. It must be said that the academic atmosphere in Europe at that time was indeed very good, and people were too enthusiastic about science. After all, it was science that made them so powerful.
Europeans have always had unique hobbies, such as sports. In addition to the well-known football, track and field and cycling that few people watch are also Europeans' favorites.
Most people may find these things boring and don't know why Europeans like them so much.
Boltzmann didn’t know much about astronomy, but he still wrote a letter and sent it to London to express his congratulations to this little confidant he had never met:
"I am very happy to read about your achievements in the newspaper. If I were not feeling unwell, I would definitely go to London to meet you in person."
Li Yu was very surprised when he saw the letter from the boss. He immediately wrote a reply carefully: "I am really frightened to receive the professor's personal letter! I am just a junior in the academic field. How dare I let the professor come in person? He is scheduled to go to the University of Vienna to see you face to face. consult."
When Boltzmann saw the reply, his eyes were full of smiles, and he wrote back: "I have heard an old Chinese saying, which is that once a word is spoken, it is difficult to keep it."
Li Yu looked at the crooked Chinese characters on the letter, and even the word "horse" was missing a dot, and he laughed. Although it was wrong, he could see that this boss was really careful!
"We will live up to our promise!" Li Yu also wrote in Chinese at the end of his reply, "Once a word is spoken, it is hard to keep it back." Although his brush calligraphy is not good, his hard-pen calligraphy can still pass the test.
Not only ordinary readers and academic leaders, the discovery of Pluto also set off a small trend among some young people.
A middle school in Illinois, USA.
The 14-year-old Hubble was ecstatic when he read the newspaper. It turns out that astronomy can be so interesting!
The young Hubble was a math prodigy and a good athlete. He won the Illinois high jump championship and set a record. Even the sports coach once wanted him to become a professional athlete.
But in a very ordinary class session, when the teacher asked everyone about their dreams, Hubble said resolutely: "I want to be an astronomer!"
Invisibly, Li Yu actually planted the seeds of astronomy again, which was unexpected! But it will take many years for it to bloom and sprout.
Having spent half a month in the UK, the mission is about to leave the UK for France. Lord Kelvin originally wanted to invite Li Yu to give a speech, but it was too late.
But Lord Kelvin was still very powerful. Through his own connections, he gave Li Yu the right to use the Times' telegraph station in Beijing. This was the fastest method of communication at the time and saved a lot of telegraph fees.
Back then, the price of a telegram at such a short distance from Shanghai to Suzhou had reached an astonishing price of one silver dollar and ten words! In other words, ten words cost 7 silver coins, which ordinary people really can’t afford!
