Into Unscientific

  Chapter 242 A Trip to the Library (6.8k)

  University of Cambridge.

   Trinity College.

  On the public walkway in the courtyard.

  At this moment, Mai Mai is walking side by side with Xu Yun.

   "Hey, Mr. Luo Feng."

  While walking through a bend, Maimai finally couldn't bear it any longer. He nudged Xu Yun lightly with his elbow and muttered:

   "Mr. Luo Feng, do you feel a little strange?"

   "I don't know if it's my illusion, the way my seniors and sisters looked at me seemed wrong"

  Xu Yun glanced at him lightly, and said:

   "Of course it's not an illusion, but you're wrong about one thing. They don't see you, but me."

   Finished speaking.

  He turned his head and looked at a boy who was looking at him.

  The two line of sight collided.

  The boy immediately snorted coldly, turned his head to the side, and turned away.

  See this scenario.

  Xu Yun smiled wryly and shook his head, with a self-deprecating arc raised at the corner of his mouth.

  In fact, when he met Jones Bird more than an hour ago, he saw some clues from the other party's indifferent attitude:

   If it is expected, it is not bad.

  The story of me 'going through the back door' should have spread after last night.

  After all, there are not many postgraduate students at Cambridge University, and things like courses and accommodation will involve personal information, and the spread of news is inevitable.

  So Xu Yun naturally downgraded from the status of junior/alumni to a supercilious generator.

  As for the reason why these passers-by can recognize themselves immediately

joke.

   How many Orientals are there in Cambridge University now?

   Even including Indians, there may not be more than three, right?

  Under such circumstances, it is too easy to recognize Xu Yun.

  Actually, for the students of Cambridge University, Xu Yun was able to hand over Maverick’s personal letter to Trinity College, which was originally a very exciting and joyful thing.

  If Xu Yun's request is only money or other rewards, then almost no one will despise him, and he may even receive a lot of gratitude.

  But Xu Yun's approach is not the same.

  He won a postgraduate admission in this way, which made many Cambridge students who were extremely proud of their identity very unhappy.

   To paraphrase a famous quote from Qiao Feng:

   "I, Xiao, a good man, am I as famous as a person like you?"

   This kind of thing is also very common in the author circle of later generations.

   Even if some authors who rely on data brushing get into the boutique group or even the great **** group, other bigwigs will choose to isolate him.

   Fortunately, Xu Yun has already experienced two dungeons. Before being officially accepted by the Mavericks and Lao Su, Xu Yun had a lot of eyes, and his mentality was relatively stable.

anyway.

  With such high-intensity eye-rolling, I don’t know if someone in Cambridge University has really awakened eye-rolling or Sharingan in the long run?

   Then Xu Yun adjusted his breathing, and led the Mavericks to continue heading southeast.

   After passing through several buildings and a bunch of stares, the two finally arrived outside a square building.

  This building is located in an open space four to five hundred meters away from the Mathematical Bridge. It is boxy and ugly, like an upside-down shoebox.

  There is a raised tower on the south side of the building, which rises high like an antenna, and is also the most conspicuous area of ​​the whole building.

  The height of the tower is about seven stories, and the rest of the building is three stories.

  Xu Yun took the wheat to the entrance of the building with familiarity, and pushed open the heavy revolving door.

  The moment the door was pushed open.

Jingle Bell.

   With the sound of the wind chimes.

  In front of Xu Yun and Mai Mai, a passage seven or eight meters long suddenly appeared.

   There are more than a dozen statues of historical great men lined up on both sides of the passage, with firm, gentle, or sharp eyes looking straight ahead.

  A scent of paper mixed with rotten wood fills the nostrils at the same time. The gorgeous Tudor chandelier above the head is crumbling, and the Gothic architectural interior style is vividly displayed.

  Xu Yun and Mai Mai seem to have entered the secret passage of history, sliding abruptly into the dusty Middle Ages.

  Here is the holy place of Cambridge University, the Cambridge Library.

   Well known.

  Cambridge University has a total of 140 libraries, but there is only one that can really be called "Cambridge University Library".

   That is the 'University Library' located near King's College Chapel.

   That's right.

  Its real name is the University Library, which is straightforward.

  This library was founded in 1424 and is also one of the largest libraries in the world.

  Originally, its collection of books was all based on donations, and the number has been small.

   But in 1709.

  After the proposal of a certain Sir who did not want to be named, the law stipulated that all books published in the UK must be submitted to the library, and the library's collections increased dramatically.

  Now it has a collection of more than six million books, including papers and manuscripts of many celebrities, and there are 100,000 Chinese books.

   This is also Xu Yun's favorite place to stay when he was an exchange student in Cambridge in his previous life.

   Actually for Xu Yun.

  The first few visits to the university library are more of a rite of passage than studying or borrowing books.

   Walking among the narrow and dark bookshelves, the silent cover of the book will make you even breathe.

  You will be worried about alarming the alumni who are drowning in the sea of ​​books, and even more worried about alarming those immortal souls under the floor between the pages.

  Xu Yun is not a bourgeoisie, but even he has to admit that walking in the corridor on a sunny afternoon is indeed a kind of enjoyment.

  Perhaps the basilisk in Hogwarts wandered around the campus with this kind of thinking in mind.

  Xu Yun's favorite action is to hold a magnifying glass to observe the grooves carved on the oak desk hundreds of years ago.

  He also pushed open the unknown doors one after another, looking for those lonely but eternal spirits in the shadows.

   But unfortunately.

  The spirit was not found, and one time Xu Yun accidentally saw a young couple who were chasing excitement behind the door, and then...

  The filter is broken.

Since.

  The library of Cambridge University still deserves respect for him, but the pilgrimage-like psychology no longer exists.

  Later, Xu Yun had another girlfriend, who was also an exchange student. Xu Yun's first-hand cooking skills were practiced at that time.

  She also likes to go to the library, and what she loves most is looking for those old books.

  At that time, she told Xu Yun very gently:

  The books here are heavier and darker than those in other libraries, because the souls of the writers and readers reside here.

  So weighing a thin book of 200 pages in your hands is unbearably heavy.

   Then Xu Yun told her seriously:

  A book is pulled out from the bookshelf, and the fingers will turn black when touched frequently, and the dust will erode into the texture of the book cover for a long time.

  So no matter how much you wipe it, you can’t get rid of that layer of darkness. It’s not the color of your soul.

  At the same time, when there is more dust, the weight will naturally be heavier. If you don’t believe me, you can shake it to see—oh, yes, there may be mold or something.

   Later, his girlfriend broke up with Xu Yun within a few months. On Children's Day, Xu Yun also saw her circle of friends celebrating the festival for her daughter.

   cough cough

Of course.

  For the most part, the atmosphere in the Cambridge University library is still very serious.

  The line of sight is returning to reality.

  Although 1850 was much earlier than later generations, the 600-year history of the school and the 400-year history of the museum still left a vast heritage.

  At this time, Mai Mai seemed to be a pious believer, walking past each statue seriously, and at the same time kept chanting the names of these people:

   "Henry Cavendish. Famous Scientist. Peter College"

   "Sir Edward Kirk, eminent jurist. Trinity College"

  "Archbishop Thomas Cranmer Famous Theologian. **** College"

   "Oliver Cromwell famous military strategist statesman Sidney Sussex College."

   "John Harvard. Founder of Harvard University Emmanuel College"

  Finally, Mai Mai's gaze settled on a young man with sharp eyes:

   "Isaac Newton, Trinity College, the greatest scientist in the history of mankind."

  Suddenly.

  Mait suddenly thought of something, turned his head, and said to Xu Yun:

   "Mr. Luo Feng, do you think Mr. Thomson and Senior Sister Avelyn are likely to be listed here in the future?"

  Xu Yun nodded decisively. He didn't understand Avelyn, but Thomson in the original timeline was indeed among them:

   "Yes, they are all excellent students, I think the possibility is very high."

   Then he paused and added:

   "Maxwell, actually, I think you can be one of them."

"me?"

  Mait pointed at himself with his index finger in surprise, subconsciously wanting to deny it.

   However, the corners of his mouth muttered a few times, and he scratched his hair in embarrassment, and said in a low voice:

   "I hope that one day I will be able to rank behind Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and I will be content."

  Xu Yun smiled and shook his head, but didn't speak any more.

Silly boy.

  Let's not talk about Thomas Cranmer for future generations.

   Of all the statues at Cambridge University, there is only one calf standing in front of you.

  Even Mr. Thomson, whom you admire, can only be separated by seven figures, looking at you, the Scottish genius who has slept with him several times, from afar.

   Then Xu Yun greeted Mai to move on, walked through the passage, and walked into another door.

   This door is connected to the hall of the south wing of the library, which is the tower on the seventh floor.

  Just entered the door.

  Xu Yun and Mai Mai saw a middle-aged man in a tuxedo with a solemn expression.

  The appearance of this person is somewhat similar to James in Conan, with a square face, a bang on the right forehead, and a bushy figure eight beard.

  Seeing the two people appearing, this person stopped them firmly and politely:

   "Two gentlemen, please stay."

  Cambridge University in 1850 was not free to visit like later generations, so the administrators had to undertake the work of verifying identities while not taking photos and group photos:

   "Two gentlemen, the library is only open to students on campus. Do you have a student ID card?"

  Mai Mai and Xu Yun nodded at the same time.

  They pulled out the student ID that Avelyn had dropped by them yesterday, and handed it over.

  The middle-aged man first took Xu Yun's student ID card and glanced at it, and said the name a little bluntly:

   "Luoluo naked sewing?"

  Xu Yun's mouth twitched:

   "Sir, it's Luo Feng"

"Feel sorry."

  The middle-aged man apologized, and was about to return the student ID card to Xu Yun, when he suddenly paused:

   "Wait, Luo Feng? Are you the oriental man who returned the letter written by Mr. Newton?"

   After speaking, he thought of something else, and quickly took Maimai's student ID:

   "James Clerk Maxwell."

  Xu Yunjian said that he shrugged his shoulders towards Mai Mai. It seems that the Harry Potter drama is about to be staged again.

as predicted.

  The middle-aged man saw that his expression was positive, he shook his collar gracefully, and stretched out his hand to Mai:

   "Maxwell, Luo Feng, welcome to the Cambridge University Library, I am the librarian Alesia Hayfors."

  Xu Yun slightly raised his eyebrows.

   Lo and behold.

   As expected of being a librarian, this pattern is different.

   This is the second person who greeted him besides Mai Mai today.

   In addition, the surname Haifus is not very common, combined with this person's professional judgment

   If you guessed right, he is probably the founder of Shanghai Foss Bookstore in Cambridge Town?

  The reason why Xu Yun has an impression of Havers Bookstore is because it is one of the oldest bookstores in Cambridge Town and has a great reputation.

  Shao Xunmei and Xu Zhimo and Xu Beihong also had a close relationship in this bookstore, calling it "Haifa Bookstore".

  Second come.

   is because of an article.

   Exactly.

  It’s time to flog the corpse of "Yi Lin" again.

   It was still when Xu Yun was in high school, he once read an article in "Yi Lin".

  The name is "Cambridge Bookstand".

   said in the book.

  From the end of the 19th century to the 1940s, that is, between 1900-1940.

  On the bookstall of Cambridge University, people can always see a smiling person with a cigar in his mouth, a mustache and a smile on his face.

  He is Tai Wei, the owner of the bookstall.

  Mr. Tai Wei’s bookstall has been in Cambridge for more than 40 years. Because of the cheap price and rich book samples, many professors and students have patronized this bookstall.

   Among them, the most commendable one is Keynes, the master of economics. He and Taiwei are close friends, and even helped Taiwei to live broadcast the lectures.

  Tai Wei’s school held a grand luncheon specially for him before his death, and the teachers and students respected him as the honored guest.

   Thanks to him for his "timeless and great knowledge".

  The article ends with a sigh.

   A nation that knows how to respect small people can produce outstanding big people, followed by a series of self-reflection.

   But Xu Yun didn't know until he arrived in Cambridge.

  Although Tai Wei is not a completely fictional character like the previous Alex Dauti, the real reason is completely different from what the article says.

  This so-called Mr. "Taiwei" is actually called Gustav David, which is David, or David.

  The word Taiwei has a strong early translation color—yes, the first mention of him is the above-mentioned Shao Xunmei.

  But Shao Xunmei only mentioned this person's name, and the rest of the content is all the plot added by the author of the article "Cambridge Bookstand".

  David Bookstore has indeed contributed a lot of books to Cambridge. About a thousand books in the Cambridge Library in 2022 were originally purchased from David Bookstore, but the owner is not a small person at all.

   Gustave David was a bookseller who moved to Cambridge from France. He was born in 1860. The time is correct.

   But he doesn't grow a beard, and he doesn't smoke cigars because of tuberculosis - the photo can be seen as soon as he enters David's bookstore, a bit like Dirac with a shaved beard.

  So this is different from the article in terms of character design.

   Actually.

  Gustav David was a descendant of a French aristocrat. When he first arrived in Cambridge, he immediately donated 5,000 pounds to the Christian College.

  According to the purchasing power conversion mentioned earlier, it is about four million now.

   In addition, Shao Xunmei bought "The Complete Works of Shakespeare" at a price of 3.5 pounds, which was 20% more expensive than the public price at that time, and the price was not cheap at all.

  The first business he did was a broker, that is, he sold translations published in Gaul and the Netherlands through his family channels.

  This solved the reading demands of many Cambridge students before Internet shopping, and only then did a bunch of Cambridge students patronize his store.

  At the same time, he also sells the manuscripts of Cambridge University graduate students, each of which is signed by the author, which brings a lot of extra money to those collaborators.

  That's why there is such a thing as students holding a banquet, 'Honored Guest', 'Thank him for providing eternal and great knowledge'.

   As for the relationship between him and Keynes, it was because the bookstore was located diagonally opposite the gate of Keynes College.

  In addition, Keynes also complained about the premium of David's bookstore in "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money".

  Because Keynes relied on mathematics and classical literature scholarships to continue his university studies. When he was a student, he was as poor as an Internet writer. Naturally, he was extremely disgusted with this kind of premium bookseller.

   It turned out to be good in the end, and Keynes and David actually became close friends.

   Such a businessman whose standard can no longer be more standard is now equivalent to a billionaire with assets of several hundred million, a proper upper class.

   In the mouths of some people, they become respected little people.

   In the end, we have to reflect on ourselves. Where can you find reasoning for this?

   It is precisely because of this incident that Xu Yun still remembers the other Haifusi bookstore mentioned by Shao Xunmei. (Note: Recently, due to some well-known reasons, some newcomers directly subscribe to the latest chapters. I wonder if you can accept this kind of rumor-dispelling science? Welcome to leave a message, and I will refer to it and adjust it as appropriate.)

  Afterwards, Xu Yun and Mai Mai declined the idea of ​​Havers leading the way, and walked along the aisle to the borrowing area.

  At this time, Xiaomai has not been exposed to electromagnetism, so what he plans to borrow is his own professional book, that is, a mathematics book.

   After bringing wheat to the mathematics area.

   Xu Yun and Temporary parted, and turned to another direction.

   crunch—

  When he came to the edge of the area, Xu Yun pushed open a wooden door with ease, and walked to the upper floor holding the cold iron hanging railing.

  There are not many students in Cambridge University today, and the empty corridors seem very quiet.

  The sound of shoes touching the iron stairs is even more ear-piercing, vaguely giving people a sense of adventure.

  The upper floor is even more deserted, and the light comes through the densely packed bookshelves miserly, carrying a strong musty smell of paper.

  Xu Yun walked and looked along the signs, hoping to find the special area he wanted.

  In this era when there is no bibliographic code to query, finding books is not an easy task.

   More than ten minutes later.

  Xu Yun stopped under a sign.

  Bending down, he began to search carefully on the bookshelf:

   "From Ordinary to Great: William Gilbert."

   ""Abandoned to King: Baahubali King"."

   ""Rebirth of Hooker: Sign in at the beginning of the gravitational formula"."

   ""Millennium Celebrities: The Complete Book of Nordic Characters"."

   ""Can the title of the book be without a colon: History of European Literature"."

   ""Sir Newton and My Mother"."

   A few minutes passed.

  Xu Yun's eyes suddenly brightened.

   Reached out his hand and took out a well-maintained book from the bookshelf:

   "1650-1830: two hundred years of leap in the history of science".

Note:

   I ask for a monthly pass every day. There is no double this month. This month’s monthly pass is more important than ever for this book. I can’t say much about it.

   Tomorrow’s update may be late. It’s been three days all night, so the biological clock must be changed.

   So I plan to sleep until four o'clock in the afternoon. According to past experience, I may sleep for a very long time on the day when the biological clock is adjusted after going through the night. I remember that it was 20 hours at most.

  (end of this chapter)