Chapter 244 The backhand (the candidates of the college entrance examination tomorrow, come on
Although as a male with normal sexual orientation, Xu Yun really wanted to slap Darwin's bald forehead twice.
But thinking that this person was indeed a pure scientist, he decided to have a good communication with him.
Of course.
Check the body.rmvb is definitely not there.
Xu Yun then led Darwin to a quieter location and went to the public drinking area to get two glasses of water.
Phenolic plastic would not be officially invented until 1907, so these days public drinking water areas are mainly made of wooden cups, which are disinfected with hot water.
After taking a seat.
Xu Yun pondered for a moment, pushed a glass of water in front of Darwin, and asked him:
"Mr. Darwin, are you a teaching assistant or professor at Cambridge University?"
Darwin shook his head, took out an alumni card from his body, and waved it gently:
"No, I currently work for the British Institute of Natural Science and have no business relationship with the University of Cambridge."
"But I am a graduate of Cambridge University, so I can still sneak into the library to check information."
Xu Yun nodded thoughtfully.
He originally thought that history had changed and Darwin had become a professor at Cambridge University.
Now it seems.
The timeline does not have much impact on the resumes of famous people.
For example, William Whewell is still the dean of Trinity College, and Stokes is still a professor who joined the school in 1849, and now Darwin is added to the list.
However, no matter whether the timeline changes or not, Xu Yun, the elder Darwin, is bound to make friends.
But before that, he must first give up the idea of lusting after his own body.
Then Xu Yun was silent for a few seconds, organized his words, and said:
"Mr. Darwin, to tell you the truth, the body structure of Asians is not much different from that of Europeans. They both have 206 bones. At most, some LSPs have 207 bones."
"It's just that what we pay attention to is the technique of exerting force and leveraging force to achieve strength, so there are often situations where a lot of effort can be exerted."
As he spoke, he pointed to Darwin's arm, raised the back of his palm, and explained:
"For example, just now your arm was stretched out towards me in a horizontal position. I only need to follow your movement and press on your wrist, and I can use the inertia to counterattack you. This is commonly known as connecting hair."
Although the teacher Ma of Hunyuan Tai Chi in later generations was a complete joke, the five lightning whips he promoted were also nonsense.
But the three words "Jie Hua Fa" are different. They are not words created by Teacher Ma. They are very common in practical use.
Like many fighting and special fighting methods of later generations, the core of the fighting methods taught by the armed police is also inseparable from the concept of receiving and transforming.
To put it bluntly, it means following the opponent's inertia to counterattack.
There are also things like rolling unloading in parkour, which also rely on inertia to protect the body.
This is an empirical classification, and it is not Mr. Ma’s unique skill.
It’s just because Teacher Ma’s quotation is so classic and so hilarious at the same time.
Therefore, after many people hear "hair extension", they will naturally associate it with Teacher Ma.
"Do you want to use your strength to gain strength?"
Darwin repeated the concept Xu Yun said, stretched out his hands to make gestures, and then confirmed to Xu Yun:
"So this classmate, is it true that there are no immortals in the East who can go to heaven and earth?"
Xu Yun shook his head decisively.
Although the word sword fairy is very attractive, the difference between reality and fantasy is still very big:
"of course not."
When Darwin heard this, a mixture of regret and relief appeared on his face.
It's a pity because he is a naturalist and his curiosity about mysteries is much higher than ordinary people.
Just like many bloggers who refuted UFO rumors in later generations, they are actually more eager to discover UFOs than ordinary people.
Now that I have learned that Dongfang Wuxian, regret is an inevitable emotion.
As for relief?
It is because Easterners have not transcended human concepts, which is consistent with some of the theories he has drawn so far.
If there really are gods in the East, then the research that I have spent nearly twenty years on will no longer be valid.
Then Xu Yun paused and asked Darwin:
"Mr. Darwin, you just said you were studying human body problems?"
Darwin came to his senses, touched his bald head, and replied:
"It can't be considered research. In the early years, I went out to sea with a captain and found some fossils on some islands."
"how to say"
Darwin lightly 'tsk'ed a few times, and after some hesitation he said:
"I found that the creatures on the earth seem to be undergoing a process of evolution or morphological evolution for a long time."
Xu Yun raised his eyelids and glanced at him, pretending to understand and asked:
"Morphological evolution? Mr. Lamarck's use-it-or-lose-it theory?"
Lamarck is an elder who can also be called the founder of biology. For example, he proposed the concept of "vertebrates".
The theory of use it or lose it, which he proposed in 1809, is also the earliest evolutionary theory in human history.
It's just that compared to Darwin, Lamarck's reputation is much smaller.
Just like many people only know that Mavericks deduced the formula of universal gravitation, but they don't know Hooke's role in it.
Lamarck thought.
The organs of an organism will become developed if they are used regularly, and they will gradually degenerate if they are not used regularly.
Just like the brain, the more you think and use it, the more flexible it becomes.
The more lazy you are and don't use your brain, the brain will be like a rusty chain, making it difficult to function normally.
This statement was quite popular in the early days of modern biology, and was once regarded as truth by many people.
But everyone who works in biology in later generations will know this.
The use-it-or-lose-it theory is a relatively idealistic theory. It has no problem with individual variation, but it is not very applicable when it comes to race.
Because the advance or retreat theory holds that evolution and degeneration only involve changes in organs, while genetic genes remain unchanged.
Like a fish in the deep sea.
Since there is no light in the deep sea, deep-sea fish basically have no vision, and their eyes will degrade and lose their function.
But according to Lamarck's thinking, the genes of these fish will not change.
Therefore, newly born deep-sea fish will have eyesight, and will have eyes like little swallows, and then slowly degenerate.
And this is obviously inconsistent with the actual situation.
But still the same sentence.
The level of science and technology in later generations is different from that in ancient and modern times, and the level of scientific theory is also very different.
Some very simple principles in later generations may still belong to front-end theories in 1850 when there was no relevant accumulation.
Therefore, after hearing Xu Yun's use it or lose it theory, Darwin suddenly became interested:
"My theory is not fully formed yet, but it is slightly different from Mr. Lamarck's use it or lose it theory."
"Mr. Lamarck believes that the inheritance of future generations will remain unchanged and that the evolution of an individual will be determined by the individual itself. This is a standard idealistic concept."
"And the evolution I think should be a process of genetic optimization. Organisms will evolve according to their environment, thus giving birth to different species, including..."
Darwin suddenly stopped talking.
I saw him looking around and then looking at Xu Yun.
Secretly thinking that the other party was not a devout believer, he continued:
"Including humans."
After saying that, Darwin stared closely at Xu Yun's left hand.
I was afraid that this young man would get into a fight.
After all, creationism is still a very marketable concept these days, not to mention that Trinity College is still a theological school, and the number and number of believers has always been the highest among Cambridge University.
soon.
Under Darwin's gaze, Xu Yun raised his left hand, and then
Picked up the water glass and drank some water.
Darwin:
"????"
Wait for Xu Yun to put down the water glass.
Darwin touched his bald head again and asked with surprise:
"This classmate, aren't you surprised?"
"Call me Luo Feng, Mr. Darwin."
Xu Yun first introduced his name, and then asked:
"Surprised? Why should you be surprised?"
After speaking, he paused and gave an example:
"It is said that there is a snake breeder in the East named Orochimaru, who is very familiar with snakes on land."
"As a result, he went to the beach one time and found that the shapes of snakes in the sea were obviously different from those on land."
"For example, terrestrial snakes are round in shape, while sea snakes have tails that are flattened on the side, making it easier to swim like fish."
"Later he put forward a hypothesis that animals will optimize themselves according to the environment and pass it on to the next generation. Some creatures with different appearances may have the same ancestor thousands of years ago."
"Wonderful!"
As soon as Xu Yungang spoke, Darwin suddenly stood up, put his hands on the table, and asked:
"Classmate Luo Feng, where is Orochimaru from? Is he still alive?"
at the same time.
Darwin suddenly felt a sense of joy in meeting a confidant on the road of seeking.
Although he has been establishing the theoretical foundation of species evolution over the years, many acquaintances also believe that he got inspiration from the seabird fossils in Puerto Praia.
But only Darwin himself knew.
He really began to pay attention to the cause of species being affected by the environment. In fact, it was attributed to a sea snake caught by the crew!
That was when the Beagle sailed to the Strait of Magellan near the west coast of South America.
One morning, the ship encountered a tide of horsetail fish, and the crew started fishing with a roar.
As a result, a crew member accidentally caught a long-snouted sea snake when he was casting the net. I don't know whether it was good luck or bad luck.
Later, while eating sea snake hotpot, Darwin suddenly discovered that the bones of sea snakes were completely different from those of land snakes.
One is vertical and the other is flat, and when combined they can form a rectangular coordinate system.
So Darwin began to pay attention to the relevant situation. After eating and studying hundreds of sea snakes on the entire ship, Darwin finally made a guess:
This is a snake species that actually has the same ancestor as terrestrial snakes, but they have structural variations in order to adapt to life in the sea, and they have innate genetics!
Darwin had always kept this secret in his heart, but today he unexpectedly learned that someone in the East had discovered a similar situation?
So almost in a short moment.
Darwin regarded Orochimaru, whom he had never met, as a confidant.
Compared to the excited Darwin, Xu Yun was much calmer.
After all, this is what Darwin wrote in his autobiography.
How can the things done by scholars be counted as plagiarism?
Then he motioned Darwin to sit down, calmed his breathing, and said:
"Sorry, Mr. Darwin, Mr. Orochimaru was a person from hundreds of years ago, and he is no longer alive today."
"Ah, is he deceased?"
Darwin opened his mouth, shook his head and sighed:
"what a pity"
Xu Yun then asked again:
"By the way, Mr. Darwin, how is your progress in related theories now?"
Darwin shook his head when he saw this, pointed to a book on the table, and replied:
"To tell you the truth, the theory of evolution is just a temporary conjecture of mine, and I haven't finished it yet. My main focus now is on geological evolution."
"Well, this book is the professional content of geology."
Xu Yun glanced at him but did not expose his lies.
It's making trouble.
If it was just a temporary guess, would you immediately have the urge to study the body structure after meeting me, an Oriental?
Will he publish the entire theory of evolution in a book four years after his daughter Anne's death?
There may be nothing wrong with the statement that the main focus is on geology, but Darwin's understanding of the theory of evolution at this time is obviously not as simple as a conjecture.
At least, he should have half a theory in his mind.
It's just that Darwin has not yet experienced the pain of losing his daughter, so he is still somewhat afraid of creationism and dare not tell the truth.
correct.
Speaking of his daughter, Xu Yun suddenly remembered something and said to Darwin:
"Mr. Darwin, I remember that the British Institute of Nature is in Manchester. Why are you there?"
"Will it be in London?"
Darwin smiled indifferently. He was already used to this question, so he explained:
"My wife and I moved to Darwen House outside London eight years ago. We are mainly responsible for book publishing, so we only need to go to Manchester once a month."
"In addition, my eldest daughter is not in good health recently, so I go there even less. At most, I occasionally come to the Cambridge University Library to check information or meet friends."
Xu Yun's heart trembled and he asked:
"Not feeling well?"
Darwin and his wife Emma were cousins, which was considered a consanguineous marriage, so the health of their offspring was generally very poor.
Three of their ten children died in infancy, and three of the remaining seven were permanently infertile.
The death of his eldest daughter Anne pushed Darwin to an extreme:
During Anne's illness, Darwin almost transformed into the most devout believer, praying and repenting day and night, but in the end he was unable to save Anne's life.
This is also one of the reasons why "The Origin of Species" has some extreme emotions, as mentioned earlier.
Just like the protagonists in the famous "Little Cutie, Give Back the Money", they even covered their faces with paint in order to support the national team. There is absolutely no way they are fake fans.
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
The national football team unexpectedly lost, and each one instantly turned black, with frequent golden quotes, creating an out-of-circuit joke.
Xu Yun did not intend to comment too much on faith. Having a spiritual sustenance is actually not a bad thing.
But from the perspective of the development of scientific history, Darwin's darkening is obviously not a good thing.
It has led to the retention of many problems that can be explained even at this point in time, leaving many loopholes in the logic of evolutionary theory beyond belief, thus greatly affecting the development of modern evolutionary theory.
Therefore, both emotionally and logically, Xu Yun hoped to see if there was any way to save such a little girl.
After all, she was only ten years old when she died.
As for the cause of Anne's death, it may be due to medical issues at the time, but it remains a mystery to this day.
Later medical scientists could only analyze Darwin's diary and judged three possibilities.
They are:
Tuberculosis, scarlet fever and coronary heart disease.
It was already the end of 1850, and Christmas would be in a month and a half.
Follow the historical trajectory.
Xu Yun really can’t remember the exact month of Anne’s death in 1851, but considering the characteristics of the above diseases, it is very likely that the disease will occur in spring and summer.
Think of this.
Xu Yun pondered for a moment, pretended to be curious, and asked Darwin:
"Mr. Darwin, may I venture to ask what the symptoms were when your daughter got sick?"
"To tell you the truth, there are some special medicines in the East that may be of some help."
Darwin was slightly startled.
The East has always been synonymous with mystery in Europe, not to mention that there were strange people like Fat Fish in history, so Darwin really didn't question Xu Yun's statement.
I saw him recalling it for a moment and said:
"Annie's symptoms include two types. One is chest tightness, sometimes heart cramps, general weakness, and weak breathing."
"The other is fatigue, night sweats, dryness and heat, and occasionally a slight low-grade fever."
Hearing this, Xu Yun couldn't help clenching his fists.
The former mentioned by Darwin is obviously a symptom such as angina pectoris, but the latter
Why do you feel that there are some characteristics of the incubation period of tuberculosis?
To know.
Although tuberculosis in 2022 is not a terminal disease, the treatment process is not simple.
Even though the industrial productivity of this copy is now close to that of 1900, treating tuberculosis is still a problem.
Think of this.
Xu Yun put his hand into his pocket and took out a small bottle.
He had previously learned from Hamilton's book that although nitroglycerin tablets have been found to be useful in treating coronary heart disease, they are still a very difficult product to prepare.
Even the medical laboratory of the Royal Society can only initially prepare tablets.
Stop talking about Darwin.
Even William Whewell, the Dean of Trinity College, found it difficult to come into contact with this kind of thing.
That is to say, people have realized the effect of nitroglycerin on the heart, and can initially prepare some semi-finished products. The technology is up to standard, but the specific balancing process still needs to be tried.
Then Xu Yun poured out four small white pills from the small bottle and wrapped them in a handkerchief that he had not blown his nose with.
He handed it to Darwin and told him:
"Mr. Darwin, please put these pills away first."
"If your daughter has angina again, let her take a piece of this medicine under the tongue. If it works, let me know."
"I live in dormitory 302 of Fiola's graduate dormitory. You can come to me anytime if you need it."
Darwin took the handkerchief, and this time he didn't say anything rude to me, but solemnly put it into his chest pocket:
"I'd like to lend you your kind words. I hope they will be useful. Thank you very much, classmate Luo Feng."
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