1840Indian rebirth

I only need to teach a few classes in three years, and the working hours are indeed very relaxing. The only thing that makes Ma Shao hesitate is that the commute time is a bit long - thousands of hours.

Now that there are no planes, it is not easy to travel to and from the United Kingdom from the interior of North America. A lot of time is spent on the road. Although you can do many things by car or boat, such as reading and writing, there will still be a lot of trouble in the end.

of waste.

So before agreeing, Ma Shao bargained a little and then became a physics professor at Cambridge University.

The Department of Physics of Cambridge University welcomed his arrival and held a special induction ceremony.

Ma Shao delivered a speech at the ceremony. The content was mainly general discussions, but of course there were also more specific ones.

For example, the calculation of the Roche limit.

He had just read some articles written by French scientist Edward Roche a few days ago, and realized that Roche might be trying to calculate the Roche limit, but had not yet calculated it, so he decisively cut it off and gave it directly in this speech.

Calculation process and results.

Although this achievement cannot be compared with the two laws of thermodynamics, his exquisite physical ideas and profound mathematical skills, coupled with Ma Shao's ability to perform on the podium, still impressed the physicists present.

Of course, Ma Shao also gave Luo Xi a consolation prize, saying that he was "inspired by him" and "did some minor follow-up work."

The Luo Xi people were sitting at home and saw the "prize" coming from the sky. I don't know what they were feeling.

For another example, Ma Shao proposed that Cambridge University build a laboratory.

Universities in this era generally lack decent laboratories, and Cambridge University is no exception.

Ma Shao knew that this was a problem. In the future, physics would have higher and higher requirements for experiments, so he mentioned it.

But it was just a casual mention. After all, it cannot be built in a short time, and the results will be further away.

After the induction ceremony, Ma Shao went to visit the meteorological expert recommended to him by Prince Albert - Vice Admiral Robert Fitzroy.

Also traveling with him was Darwin.

The reason why he is called Darwin is because he and General Fitzroy have been friends for many years.

When Darwin took the Beagle on scientific expeditions around the world, the captain was Fitzroy.

After the three people met, they had some exchanges.

During the brief contact, the horse whistle quickly discovered the fact that although General Fitzroy was a meteorological expert, he was also a fervent Christian.

When Darwin briefly mentioned the "Origin of Species" he was working on, Fitzroy criticized his old friend unceremoniously and made Darwin wise enough not to discuss the topic again.

At this time, no one would have thought that when Darwin published this book in the future, Fitzroy would suffer a mental breakdown and commit suicide.

After leaving aside the topic of religion, the conversation was quite pleasant.

General Fitzroy: "I have learned about your weather forecast plan, and I have to say that it is a very good idea that can facilitate people's lives and is of great military significance."

Weather and military affairs are closely related, especially for the navy.

As a senior military officer and meteorological expert, Fitzroy was the perfect candidate to head the meteorological office.

He changed the subject: "But there are also some problems, such as meteorological instruments. I think the current meteorological instruments cannot meet the needs of weather forecasting."

The horse whistle smiled: "General Fitzroy, this may be a little offensive, but I still want to say that your news is a little behind. Meteorological instruments are no longer a problem now. More advanced barometers, hygrometers, wind speed

The rain gauge, the rain gauge... were all invented."

Fitzroy was startled: "Who invented it? When?"

"I, last month." Ma Shao said, and then took out several instruments he brought with him from the suitcase, "I brought some of them, General Fitzroy, you can take a look."

Fitzroy took the instruments and after a short inspection, as a meteorological expert, he realized that what Ma Shao said was true. These meteorological instruments were not the type he used in the past, and had become more advanced and efficient.

Looking at the instrument in his hand and then at the horse whistle sitting in front of him, General Fitzroy was deeply shocked and was speechless for a long time.

Ma Shao was a little embarrassed: "Actually, it's just a slight improvement on the previous instruments. But with these, coupled with telegraphs and necessary personnel, the weather forecast needs should be met."

Darwin smiled and said: "Captain, Sir Mashao is such a genius. Incredible creation is as simple as breathing for him. I think you will gradually adapt to it in the future."

Fitzroy was still amazed and looked at the horse whistle and said: "To be honest, I was quite skeptical about your achievements in other fields before... Until now, you have come to a field that I am familiar with."

As Ma Shao said, the conditions for weather forecasting are already in place, and the establishment of the meteorological office is logical.

Fitzroy served as the director of the Meteorological Office and began to organize and issue weather forecasts. Military-related matters were fully handled by him, while the weather information for the public was released by Ma Shao.

Of course, meteorological instruments are not free. These advanced instruments are exchanged for the exclusive reporting rights of the Meteorological Office.

For this purpose, Ma Shao specially acquired a penny newspaper in London that was established less than two years ago. This penny newspaper established following the trend was not doing well and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The acquisition did not cost a lot of money, but it had all the necessary configurations, personnel, and equipment.

Everything is available.

After buying the newspaper, Mashao renamed it the "Daily Mail", adjusted its business strategy, and made exclusive weather forecast information a feature of the newspaper.

In order to get weather information, many people began to subscribe to the Daily Mail on a long-term basis, bringing this dying newspaper back to life.

Later, Ma Shao invited Dickens and asked him to serialize it in the "Daily Mail" - with the Apache as the background.

As the top among the top, Dickens's royalties were quite expensive. In fact, Mashao paid him a one-time payment of two thousand pounds, and he is expected to pay another eight thousand pounds in the future.

But compared with the income brought, this ten thousand pounds is completely negligible.

This film made the "Daily Mail" take off immediately, quickly became popular, and made the British know more about and like the Apache.

It is foreseeable that with the huge influence of Dickens, the resulting public opinion and political guidance will gradually be transmitted to the entire world...

Perhaps one day in the future, people will sympathize with the Indians as deeply as they sympathize with the Jews, even if the Indians by then have long since escaped their pitiable situation.

The success of the weather forecast project allowed Mashao to gain the friendship of General Fitzroy and officially establish a relationship with the British military.

Like most people, Fitzroy admired Ma Shao's extraordinary creativity and hoped that he could come up with something awesome for him.

For a general, it is self-evident what such a thing is.

"Sir Ma Shao, I wonder if there is any way you can improve our weapons - like improving weather instruments?" He asked this question.