If you predict the date of the six-star continuation, will everything be fine?
Of course not. As an astronomy enthusiast and professional, how could I be satisfied with such a superficial prediction?
But if we want to continue to improve the accuracy, there is another thing that must be accurately defined, and that is time.
The biggest reason why this work has never been done is that the original observation data was insufficient. Although after becoming an official magician and before starting to explore the starry sky, I had thought about accurately defining these useful tools.
. Even if it does not reach the height of the twenty-first century on Earth, it is still much better than the crude way of the indigenous people in the Lost World.
But this work, which should be very important, has never been carried out. The most important thing is that he had to run around for a living. In order to save the application fee for entering the magic tower, Lin Ke took two magic apprentices who could not even meditate.
, unfolding a wild life of life and death. Maybe the term "wild" is an exaggeration, but the magic enlightenment of the two girls was really completed in the wilderness.
The time I can stay in Wulian City safely is basically waiting for the next good job opportunity, or occasionally missing some jobs that can be completed in the city, but such jobs are very few. In that kind of
While running around, it is naturally impossible to make astronomical observations and record data properly.
It wasn't until he settled in the Tower of the Great Sage that this situation was definitely improved. It can be said that this magic tower, in addition to computerizing it as the most important calculation tool, also gave Lin a fixed place to observe celestial bodies with peace of mind.
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As for the source of income he originally considered, he planned to rely on the association's monthly subsidy to survive. So Lin was quite concerned about the progress of the two apprentices. After all, their performance was related to the amount of his subsidy.
However, the unexpected blessings brought by the browser and the forum have made me have a lot more money.
It has been one year and six months since we entered the Tower of the Great Sage. The observation data has been accumulated to a certain extent, and the subsequent calculations can be carried out.
Taking into account the possibility of expanding manpower in the future to join the great cause of calculation and observation, Lin does not intend to recreate a calendar. Instead, he takes the original calendar and timekeeping method of the Lost World and expands the definition until it is accurate enough to be used.
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That being said, there are many calendars with different systems in the world of Mystery. And there is almost no definition of time. Even as rigorous as a magician, no one seems to care about this aspect.
As for a calendar that is more accepted by most people, and is also used by most magicians, it is the Aramaic calendar established by the sect of Enki, the representative god of the eight powers, the god of knowledge.
The shortest point of the sundial shadow is recorded. The shortest point passes through a cycle of 365 days, which is the year defined by the Aramaic calendar. Among them, there are thirteen months, corresponding to the twelve ancient gods.
As for the name, one month has no name, and some people call it the Hidden Moon.
Each month has exactly 28 days in a cycle of Nanna month, which is divided into four weeks, each week has seven days. And there is one day, which is a unique day that does not belong to any month. And this unique day
Which day or month the sun, as well as the previously mentioned hidden moon, falls on is determined by astrologers, and there are no rules that can be followed at a glance.
But under Lin's observation, the number of days in each year should be 365.2422. That is, there will be one more day every four years, but one day less every 128 years...
If there weren't two satellites in the sky, Lin looked at the calculated numbers and doubted certain possibilities. As for the time when the Hidden Moon and the Solitary Sun should be placed, Lin suspected that there were rules, but the mother body of the cycle was so big.
It is just ignored by this world without mathematics. This part needs to be collected from past calendars, compared, and summarized before it can be confirmed.
As for the time within a day, it was determined through a curious study after digitizing eight power units. The change of one unit of power in one unit of time is defined as one unit of second, and whether this change is plus one
Still minus one, and one solar day will pass through 86,400,000 unit seconds.
And this time, no matter which power is used as the observation unit, or whether multiple units of power increase or decrease by the same number of units, it will still pass through one unit second.
Then a certain time traveler shuddered again. It was like the old science fiction movie I had watched. At the end of the first episode of Planet of the Apes in the 1960s, the astronauts who returned to the surface and thought they had arrived on an alien planet saw the freedom that collapsed.
When he stood up to the goddess statue, he screamed in agony. That was how he felt now.
Carefully redefine one unit second as one millisecond, one thousand milliseconds as one second, sixty seconds as one minute, sixty minutes as one hour, and one solar day has twenty-four hours. Only then can we have what we have before.
Calculation shows that the number of days in a year is 365.2422. Is this result some kind of weird coincidence, or is there another reason? No solution...
Putting aside the distractions of not having an answer, Lin established a third server in addition to the domain name server and web server, the standard time server. However, it has not been announced to the public yet, and only three masters and apprentices are using it.
After getting the precise time, Lin used bright light magic to form a ball of light to simulate the relative position changes of the six planets and the sun in the star system. He also calculated that the six planets would enter the minimum angle fan-shaped area.
What is its exact time?
If you want to actually observe it, Midi is the fourth planet in the star system and the three planets between the Sun and the Sun. If you want to observe it, you must use special means. Even in
Even in the lost land, human eyes cannot look directly at the sun, and there is no related magic to avoid it.
The connection between Li Di and Neng Di Star on the other side may be blocked by the lunar eclipse. However, all this depends on the area where the Tower of the Great Sage is located, what kind of phenomena can be observed, and
Or nothing can be observed. After all, Midi Star rotates, and the Tower of the Great Sage is only a small dot on Midi Star. It is impossible to observe the complete starry sky with the naked eye.
But when the calculation results came out, Lin was shocked again. The Tower of the Great Sage happened to be in the area where the total lunar eclipse could be observed. In other words, when six plus two stars were connected, the Tower of the Great Sage was also in this area.
The shadow surface on a straight line is impartial.
After several consecutive calculations, the same result was obtained, which reminded Lin of a saying on Earth: If too many coincidences come together, they are no longer coincidences.
This series of coincidences makes someone feel uneasy. It is difficult to look at what will happen this time with a simple mood of welcoming an astronomical event. Because this is a mysterious world with gods and magic.
Maybe a few stars in a row could only be used as a means of political propaganda for ancient emperors on Earth, and nothing actually happened. But in the Lost World, Lin did not dare to have such thoughts. Not only did he learn to use it
He has seen magic and even real miracles several times, such as flesh coming from bones and the resurrection of the dead. These are definitely not things that the earth science he knows can explain.
In the following time, Lin did not wait for the results to arrive. Instead, he continued to add various factors to improve the star system diagram he simulated, including the size, mass, orbit of each planet, and the inclusion of mid-terrestrial stars.
Angle, distance, observable satellites, asteroid belt. By adding new elements and taking into account the gravitational attraction between planets, we simulated and calculated the predicted value of the six-star continuation again and again, and then got the same result.
To be honest, after reaching this level, Lin was already starting to feel frightened.
Sitting in the core room, sitting on the rotating chair next to the console, spinning while looking at the planetary distribution map formed by bright light magic. After inputting parameters such as orbit, speed, and planetary characteristic values into the program, follow Lin's instructions
The date and data of observation after arriving at the Tower of the Great Sage allowed the computerized magic tower to show dynamic evolution with multiples. And one of the water mirror screens in front of the console showed the time represented by the changes in the star map.
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From the initial light ball representing the star Midi, as the observation data continued to increase, the positions of each planet and sun star were also added to the star map one by one. The increased parameters were also reflected in the light ball representing the planets and stars;
For example, if the star radius data is added, the photosphere will increase proportionally. Then it will generate an orbit and start to revolve.
On the light ball representing the Lost Land, an arrow was erected, which represented the position of the Tower of the Great Sage on the Lost Land. It also showed the rotation of the Lost Star. When time ran to the end, it was not determined by observation.
Supported by data, it is a predicted trajectory. The star map stops at the position of six stars. The satellites and arrows of Midi point to the two planets of force and energy. The time stays at midnight three days later.
Hour fifty-four minutes.
Then Lin vomited…
After too many turns in the revolving chair, the three semicircular canals lost balance, so Lin fell off the chair, fell to his knees, and then vomited in a mess.
Two young apprentices were urgently called to clean up the mess, while Lin slumped on his chair, staring blankly at the changes in the dynamic star chart that was played back and forth.
While cleaning up the mess, the two girls watched the light ball spinning. They exclaimed, "Wow, it's so beautiful. Teacher, what is this?"
"This is our galaxy. The biggest one in the middle is the Sun Star."
Looking at the ball of light that filled half of the core room, the two girls counted the six small balls of light rotating in the periphery in order. "Chidi, Zhidi, Zuodi, Mudi, Lidi, Nengdi. Teacher, like this
Is the size correct? Why is the Mysterious Land about the same size as a firefly, but the Sunstar is so big?"
Lin's sluggish spirit was revived by this question. Thinking about the astronomical observation data of ancient people on earth, they are all measured in years or even centuries. I have only recorded it for more than a year, maybe there is insufficient data.
This may cause errors in calculations and predictions.
But then he felt weak again. It's just that the stars within the star system that can be observed with the naked eye will be wrong, so why should we think about the stars outside the star system?
In the future, is it necessary to launch artificial satellites, build space telescopes, and find ways to minimize the interference factors in the atmosphere? There are countless problems that need to be solved, making some time-travelers feel worried about gains and losses.