Chapter 602 [The Collision of Eastern and Western Schools Three]
Just a basin and a wooden strip can prove that the earth is rotating is an incredible thing. If you are facing a fool, even if Bai Dong talks out, he will not be able to believe it.
But who was Aristotle? In the post-axial era, he was one of the shining stars, a figure who could be compared with Confucius, Mozi, Lao Tzu and Shakyamuni. For him, Bai Dong only needed to point out a layer of window paper, and give him a fulcrum, and his imagination could pry up the entire earth.
After observing carefully for a while, Aristotle raised his head and looked at Bai Dong: "You are right, the earth is indeed rotating." Then he circled a few circles around the temporary dining table, looked at the delicious food on the table, and looked at Ying Si who was trapped in the room and hungry for feeding. Suddenly, he said: "He is just a child, and even if he wants to punish him, he should have enough food. Moreover, there is so much food here, and it will be wasted if he can't finish it."
"Haha, Mr. Aristotle is willing to forgive this boy, so I thank him for him. Bad brat, why don't you come out for dinner?"
After the dusty Ying Si came out of the room, he bowed respectfully to Aristotle, and then sat at the table and chewed heavily. He saw the responses between the Grand Tutor and Aristotle, and he was happy and relieved in his heart: "My Grand Tutor is indeed the most powerful and unparalleled in the world. When he took any action, this guy who was afraid of diarrhea college lost immediately. In the future, I will follow the Grand Tutor to study hard, learn all these skills, and scare the king and father to death."
Aristotle also followed the way to the opposite side of Bai Dong, but it was not about eating. Instead, he picked up a boiled chicken and rotated it hard. He made the boiled chicken spin: "Baizi, from the experiment of water basin and wooden strips, is the earth where we are rotating like this?"
Bai Dong smiled and nodded: "Yes, this is called the rotation of the earth."
"Haha, that's it. The rotation of the earth does not hinder the conclusion that 'the earth is the center of the universe'. Just like this chicken, no matter how it rotates, it has never really changed its position. So the sun, moon and stars are just surrounding the rotational earth, right?"
"Of course not. The sun rises and sets every day, and it's the same, but why is the sun so hot in summer? And the sun is so cold in winter? Could it be that when the sun rotates around the earth, it will be far and near? Mr. Aristotle has also studied astronomy and believes that he should understand that there is no such law of celestial bodies?"
Bai Dong smiled lightly and said, "So the earth is also revolving while rotating. Because the earth revolves around the sun, most of the earth are divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter for 365 days a year, while in the extreme south and north, there are two places covered with ice and snow all year round. We can call it "Ananda" and "Ark Pole", which are very unique. Both are half a year of day and half a year of darkness. If Antarctica is sunny, the North Pole is night, and vice versa."
"The earth revolves around the sun? The four seasons are divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter Antarctic Arctic?"
There is no need to say too much about a smart person like Aristotle. He only needs to give some key clues to be enough for him to develop associations and judgments. Aristotle pondered for a moment, and kept repeating the clues given by Bai Dong in his mouth. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he grabbed Bai Dong's hand tightly.
Ying Si was shocked by his sudden actions. Is this guy going crazy?
"Have you been to the Antarctic and the North Pole?"
"My teacher has been there to prove that the earth is orbiting the sun."
Today, when astronomical telescopes cannot produce, the only evidence that can prove the earth's revolution is the alternation of the four seasons and the anomalies of the North and South Poles, because if the sun rotates around the earth, such a long season will not occur, nor will the North and South Poles appear.
Bai Dong actually wanted to say that he had been there, but he came out too early and had a great reputation. Every move would attract the attention of the world. It would be too unconvincing to say that he could go to the North and South Poles that no one had ever been to in this era when he was in Yishi Village. It would be too unconvincing. It would be the smartest way to push everything to the elusive and cheap teacher Guiguzi.
"I must go and see it myself if I have the chance!"
Aristotle clenched his fists, and his firm expression made Bai Dong feel ashamed. He felt that he shouldn't have harmed others like this. He hurriedly said, "I advised sir to not go easily. Those two places are covered with ice and snow all year round, and the climate is extremely cold. There are countless terrifying giant beasts on the sea. If you go, you will be in danger of your life."
"How can your teacher go?"
"Haha, my teacher is a strange man. He is knowledgeable in all schools of thought, and he is skilled in everything. He has extraordinary martial arts skills. Well, in the words of you Greeks, he is a hero! How can ordinary people compare such a person?"
"There are still such people in the world? I must visit me if I have the chance. I wonder where this sage is now?"
"It's only in this mountain, and the clouds are deep, so don't talk about my teacher. Now it's not easy for me, a student, to meet him. Let's talk about natural science. By the way, the gentleman said that two objects with different weights fell from the air at the same time, and the one with larger weights must fall first. I don't agree with this. We must discuss this issue clearly, otherwise it will be bad if the students are bad. We Oriental people call this misleading people's children."
Bai Dong shivered when he heard Aristotle was going to see Guiguzi. He had never seen this cheap teacher before. How could he bring a Greek foreigner to see him? Therefore, he immediately changed the topic. To attract Aristotle's attention, the last way was to attack his wrong argument. Anyway, this guy was a tragedy. In physics classes in junior high school, teachers often used as a negative textbook to educate students. From philosophy to natural science, to biology, botany, logic, and mathematics, the guy even believed that trees grew up by eating soil.
"I mislead my children?"
Aristotle stood up with his neck and looked at Bai Dong like a cockfighting: "Why do you say that? Do you think that if you throw a feather and an iron ball at the same time from a height of one hundred feet, they will land at the same time?"
The heavier object landed first but the fallacy theory that ruled physics for two thousand years. It was not only Aristotle who regarded it as truth, but all Athenian scholars regarded this theory as truth.
Scholars like Aristotle naturally read the works of Eastern sages. He admitted that these Eastern sages have many unique insights in philosophy and have different strengths and weaknesses with Greek philosophy. However, when it comes to the study of natural sciences, Greece is definitely ahead of Eastern China.
What's more, Bai Dong, a man who is a few years younger than him, dares to question his theory of fame, and dares to say that he misleads his children? (To be continued.)
ps:ps: ‘You don’t understand the world of foodies’’ ‘His dad’’ ‘Lonely soul night shadow’’’’’The generous reward of brothers:)
Chapter completed!