"From a theological point of view, this is indeed a miracle." A monk analyzed: "Our scriptures were written down by the writers inspired by Heavenly Father."
"Now, through the church, Heavenly Father has written down the rules and precepts of natural philosophy through the pen of philosophers. Therefore, these theories, and the instruments created based on the theories, are naturally spiritual. On them, there are indeed There’s a divine element to it.”
"This kind of divinity is indeed easier to test." Another monk also put forward his own thoughts: "It is difficult to detect theological errors. But in the study of natural philosophy, if there are misunderstandings and insufficient cognition, , easily discovered by others.”
"Since the world was created by Heavenly Father, the basic laws should also be the same. This is the window left by Heavenly Father for us, so that we can discover the truth just by verifying it."
Everyone agreed.
"Everyone, our church takes the donations from believers and lets others farm and weave to support itself, just so that everyone can save their energy, concentrate on feeling the glory of God, and then turn around to lead others." Guo Kang said: "If If the church’s ability to understand the world is not as good as that of ordinary believers, then it doesn’t make sense.”
"That's right." Dmitri also felt it made sense.
After they finished their discussion, Guo Kang said that these were the main items to visit today. It happened to be meal time, so everyone went to the cafeteria to eat something and then think about any other problems. Regarding follow-up research, we can also talk while eating.
They followed another road and climbed the red cliff, preparing to return.
Looking down from here, you can see a bay not far away. There is a small dock there and several houses have been built on the shore. You can see the elevated water channel that diverts water from the mountain river and the waterwheel that has not yet been built. One of the buildings has a tall chimney and several small pools next to it.
"Is that also part of the monastery?" Dmitri asked.
"Yes, I found a place with convenient transportation and planned to integrate the current experimental workshops to improve efficiency." Guo Kang said: "There are many coal-producing places in various regions of Romania, but unfortunately most of them are not nearby. For the time being, it can only be transported by water. The building on the mountain is used to refine coke from coal. We burn the coal in a sealed boiler, and the product is a very good fuel."
"And that pool is used to treat waste gas. After a kiln is fired, the waste gas inside passes through the ceramic pipe and enters the bottom of the pool. The pool is filled with lime, which can remove a lot of poisons. We will add lids to these pools later. Cut off the air so you can get treated furnace gas.”
"You still collect these things?" Tuohuan asked curiously: "What is this for?"
"In the glass workshop just now, there was a big bellows next to the tin trough. This was the thing inside." Guo Kang said: "When we heat the tin, when its surface comes into contact with the 'phlogiston gas' in the air, it will Changes occur. So during this period, other gases need to be used to blow."
"The 'phlogiston gas' in the coke oven has been consumed by coal and can be regarded as 'phlogiston-free gas'. So just use it to protect the molten tin. Anyway, in our process, it doesn't take long to wait for the glass liquid. When you pour it up, the glass itself will isolate the tin and the air.”
"But when I built those experimental facilities, I didn't think about such a complicated problem. As a result, now I have to use cowhide airbags to fill the gas. To make glass, you have to blow the cowhide first..."
"It's too silly to move around. So I decided to move the entire glass workshop there from now on." Guo Kang said: "I plan to make a whole pipeline and use the waste gas to help preheat the tin bath. , then process the cooled gas, and finally lead it back for spraying. But in this way, the pipeline has to be twisted and twisted, which I can’t figure out, so now I have found an architect to do it.”
"Can it be designed well?" Tuo Huan asked.
"Don't worry, they have a lot of experience in designing pipelines." Guo Kang said: "Just tell them that the temperature is very high and don't use lead to connect."
As they spoke, they left the workshop area and returned to the church. After resting for a short while, the speaker on the wall rang three times as expected. Everyone sighed that this thing was really amazing and went to eat.
Lama Wang and Dean John also appeared in the cafeteria to greet the visiting monks and ask if they had gained anything from their visit. Dmitri and others expressed their gratitude, saying that they would bring more priests to visit in the future, and called on other religious orders to come and help.
All in all, everyone seems quite satisfied with these displays.
After dinner, Guo Kang responded to their request and returned to the chapel, where he took out the pump he had made before and showed it to everyone.
"This thing is not very airtight, so it cannot draw a vacuum. Of course, it is enough to show the power of air pressure." He told everyone while holding a copper thing that looked like a pump.
"Inside this thing, copper sheets and soft leather washers are used to make a one-way valve. What pumps out the air is this copper plug with a handle." He passed the pump to the monks: "Actually, it has the same principle as the pump. The direction of the valve is just reversed.”
"Then, I also customized a special demonstration device - a vacuum copper ball." He then took out two copper hemispheres with very wide edges: "In the beginning, I used it to give lectures to the monks here. . But later we made a more practical glass tube, and this thing has been kept here as a teaching tool."
"This isn't a ball, either." Tuo Huan pointed out.
"Well, I originally planned to just make two hemispheres, but our sealing material is not very good, so to be on the safe side, I made the edges wider. Now it feels a bit like a sweaty hat..." Guo Kang He defended: "The copper ball is what I am used to calling it. You can just call it the 'copper hat experiment'..."
"Look, I still have the valve." He pointed at one half and said, "Between the two hemispheres, there is also a soft leather gasket."
"Now, let's fix it." He asked the two monks to press hard, then connected the air pump, opened the valve, and started to pump air.
This crude device soon became useless. But Guo Kang said that was enough, closed the valve tightly, and asked the two to let go. Then, he held a "copper hat" in one hand, and the other half actually didn't fall off.
"Is this stuck?" someone asked.
"It's been suppressed." Guo Kang said: "Although it's far from a vacuum inside, the difference in gas pressure is enough to keep it fixed on it - it's like two people have been pressing it, so it can't fall down. "
As he spoke, he closed half of the door, picked up the rope, tied one end to the pillar, and tied the other end to the armrest of the door. He straightened the rope and let the copper ball hang in the air.
"This is so powerful. Who will give it a try?"
Dmitri stepped forward and tried to push the door, but it didn't move at all. Several other monks also tried it curiously, and the rope on the copper ball tightened, but they could not be pulled apart.
"Look, this is also the power of physics." Guo Kang said proudly.
"I don't know if there is a patron saint in this field." A monk said: "I want to enshrine him in the church where I serve. The believers will definitely like it very much."
"The entire field is too big. It is estimated that only Heavenly Father and Brother Heaven can control it so broadly." Guo Kang said: "As for a specific part...the villagers had already begun to worship the 'Lady with the Lamp'. "
"What is that?" asked the monk.
Guo Kang took out a scroll and opened it, only to see a young girl wearing a nun's uniform painted on it. She didn't have many characteristics in person, but she held a lamp that glowed purple in her hand.
"This paint is quite valuable, but the villagers think it is worth it." Guo Kang said: "This character is not real, but a symbol of Heavenly Father's grace in the purple light. Perhaps it can also be regarded as the personification of the lamp. They Donated the painting to the monastery as a token of gratitude.”
"Didn't you make this lamp?" Tuohuan pointed out: "Then... isn't this the female version of You?"
"???"
Guo Kang couldn't react for a moment.
He had always imagined asking little Jeanne to be a part-time saint. After all, she knew a lot. Even the words I said today were learned from her temporary tutoring lessons before. Tuohuan actually thought of himself first, and he didn't know how to use his brain...
He was still thinking about when to introduce her to the priests, but now he couldn't say anything.
However, the priests quickly came to persuade him, saying how could Mr. Guo, such a great philosopher, say that someone was a woman. They put away the painting of the saint holding the mercury lamp, and then began to discuss whether this was consistent with the doctrine.
"Everyone." Guo Kang thought for a while and said: "I am not a professional theologian. Miss Jeanne from Prince Wu's Mansion has given me a lot of doctrinal help and guidance. If there is an opportunity, I can take you there again Visit her. She is more talented than I am in expounding theory."
The priests had different reactions to this, and while everyone was discussing, a young monk suddenly ran over at the door.
"Mr. Guo!" he shouted: "The princess came to you and asked you and Miss Jeanne to go see her."
"Princess? Aren't we discussing Miss Jeanne?" Dmitri turned around and said in confusion.
"No..." The monk turned around and said, "Ah, she came here by herself."
After that, he ran away quickly.
"Why?"
Guo Kang instinctively felt that something was wrong, but beside him, the priests were already unhappy.
"We are here to study natural philosophy. We just saw so many miracles." A monk stood up and questioned: "How can a woman enter such a sacred place?"
"Yes, even the princess can't do it." The other monks agreed: "Let's reason with her and persuade her to leave!"
With that said, everyone stood up one after another.
Guo Kang also poked his head to see what was going on, and happened to see Theodora, who was angry for some reason, striding from outside, followed by several priests and followers far behind. The monks came to the door and asked her to stop, but she insisted on letting Guo Kang come out.
Seeing that the negotiation failed, Dmitri and others tried to close the other half's door to let her calm down first. Theodora tried to push the other half of the door, but she couldn't push it.
She didn't seem to notice what the copper ball was for. She scolded the priests a few times, took a few steps back, slammed against the door with a sudden force.
The copper ball split into two halves with a bang, and the door was thrown back, sending Guo Kang, who was peeking behind the door, flying to the side.
"That... physics!" A monk pointed at the copper ball on the ground in panic: "Physics exploded!"
Theodora rushed into the chapel, and the monks were frightened and ran around.
"You are born in the year of the Ox!" Guo Kang got up in embarrassment: "Why do you all like to hit others so much!"
I don’t know how to segment it again. This part is just over, let me post a long one...
(End of chapter)
