"At least so far, I haven't found any problems in mathematics. Several of his gadgets are also very good," said Laplace. "There are still many phenomena that are difficult to explain by just using waves to explain light, such as what characteristics must the ether be able to transmit fluctuations as fast as light. And he explained light as a transverse wave, so why are there no longitudinal waves in the ether?"

"Ah, my friend, you have too many questions, and no question is in a short time, and even, I don't think it's a difficult question for us to see the hope of answering in our lifetime." Lavoisier said, "This is indeed a big problem of fluctuation. The ether is really too unique, it is almost as incredible as God. It can deliver incredibly fast light. I mean, if light is a wave, it means it is very hard, many times harder than diamond. It fills the entire universe, and

So hard, but it does not hinder anything in the universe, it does not block the movement of even the tiniest dust, in fact, we can't find any resistance from the 'ether' at all. This is really nerve-wracking... Oh, my friend, I suggest that we don't think about the damn 'ether' for the time being. Our knowledge and means are too far away from it. We are studying it now, just like a little cat who has just been weaned, but studying how to catch a whale."

"Mr. Lavoisier, whales are not fish." Laplace smiled.

"Of course I know this." Lavoisier also smiled, "But... but he doesn't know about the little cat."

"Yes, he doesn't know about the little cat cat." Laplace said, "Actually, aren't we also little cat cats? We don't know either."

"So, I always think that experiments are the first priority. All theories will eventually be tested by experiments, at least in his calculations, which "Bonapartite spot" is used to test it well. As for the 'ether', or 'Bonapartite spot', whether there are other things in the 'double-slit interference' and 'Newton's ring', from the particle perspective, it depends on others." Lavoisier said, "But even on this issue, he is ultimately wrong, and this error itself is valuable."

"I agree with this," said Laplace. Then he lowered his head and looked at the paper, and said, "I will come up with a new explanation. But now, please allow me to complete the verification of this paper first. Then let us take this paper to Monge, Kulun and Mr. Condorce..."

...

However, in Monge and Kulun, the situation changed.

"To be honest, the math gadgets in this paper are very interesting, and there are some more interesting things later. If this paper honestly discusses how good it would be to math, it would be really worth it." Meng Ri frowned and said, "but he used to prove such a ridiculous point of view, which is really..."

"If he was willing to modify this paper, that would be great," Kulun also said.

"We should ask him to talk to him and ask him to revise the paper and then give him the bonus." Laplace glanced at Lavoisier and added, "After all, just a few gadgets are actually worth 600 francs."

"This is not a question of six hundred francs." Mengji said, "but he actually had such a strange claim that light was actually waves, and the ether that passed it should have smashed us to pieces! If such a ridiculous thing can be won, we will become a joke! Unless he revised the paper well and removed unnecessary things, I would object to awarding him the prize."

"I think it's not rigorous to send out the bonus now. After all, this is not really decisive evidence. I mean, there should be other and better explanations for those two experiments. I think we should be more cautious on this issue..." Ku Lundao.

"Come on, Coulon! Do you have a better explanation? Or have you found the loopholes in his argument?" Condorce stared and said, "There are indeed many problems that cannot be solved in the fluctuation theory, such as the ether problem you mentioned. But is it okay to say that particles are okay? If nothing else, how do particles explain double-slit interference and the "Bonaparte spot"? One of the meanings of science is to discover unknowns and raise questions. Asking questions, especially valuable questions, sometimes even more important than drawing conclusions! Since the birth of science, we have seen many old ideas,

The insights are overturned, but can we say that those ideas that are overturned are worthless? Even if the views in this paper are ultimately proven to be a complete fallacy, even if you come up with a new explanation tomorrow morning, Coulon, you will give out a new explanation and completely overturn his views, but can this fallacy itself inspire thinking and reveal the truth? So, even if it is a fallacy, it is valuable. What's more, it is not necessarily a fallacy! Is Sir Newton unquestionable? Is this still the spirit of science? If such a paper cannot win, it is a shame for the Academy of Sciences!"

When it comes to eloquence, there are really few people in the Academy of Sciences who can compare to Condorce, and Coulun is no exception. Knowing that he could not argue with Condorce, Coulun simply shut up and said nothing.

Seeing that Kulun stopped talking, Condorce turned to Mengji again: "Mengji, what do you think?"

Mengji's identity in the Academy of Sciences was not as powerful as Condorcet, and his language skills were far inferior. However, Mengji was a very stubborn person. When he heard Condorcet's question, he replied: "I cannot agree to give him the winning prize until I talk to him in person."

Then he shut up and said nothing. Condorce also knew Monge's character, and knew that this was the biggest concession he could make, so he stopped saying anything, but turned around and said to Laplace: "Laplace, what about you? What do you think?"

Laplace looked at Condorce, then looked at Monge and Kulun, and then said, "I think... with those mathematical tools, this paper can win the award... but I also think that he still has some things that are not rigorous enough, and I also think we should invite him to talk."

Condorce looked at Laplace and couldn't help but shake his head. Laplace's talent was beyond doubt, but his personality was really weak and fickle.

"So that's it, let's ask Mr. Bonaparte to come here. Let's talk to him, and then give him the winner." Condorce said, pausing for a moment, adding, "Who else do you think that those who can write such papers are not qualified to receive such an award?"

Everyone stopped talking. Condoss looked around and said, "Very good, then that's it."

...

Although the Academy of Sciences is in Paris, the efficiency of postal services in this era was quite low. It was not until three days later that Joseph received the invitation. But in fact, he received the news from Amman two days ago.

Now that he has received the invitation letter, Joseph has made some preparations, so he took the invitation letter and changed into a formal outfit that he may not wear once a year. He took a public carriage (it is mainly to avoid too much dust on his leather shoes) and went towards the Louvre.

The Louvre is located on the north bank of the Seine River. It was built in the 12th century and is one of the oldest royal palaces in France. By the time of Louis XIII, Richelieu founded the Royal Academy of Sciences and placed the institution in the Louvre. In the late reign of Louis XIV, riots often occurred in the city of Paris. Louis XIV expanded the Palace of Versailles outside the city and moved there. From then on, the French king no longer lived in the Louvre, but the Academy of Sciences still stayed here.

When he arrived at the gate of the Louvre, Joseph got out of the car, sorted out some of his own clothes, and walked towards the gate of the Louvre. This was not the first time Joseph came to the Louvre. In his previous life, Joseph had visited here as a tourist. At that time, the Louvre was one of the four major museums in the world and contained various precious cultural relics. However, the Louvre was just a palace. Among the three treasures of the later generations, only Mona Lisa was collected.

Joseph walked to the palace gate in later generations. The gate of the Louvre was the postmodern glass pyramid. But at this time, this kind of thing still did not exist. The gate of the Louvre was still a regular ordinary gate.

Joseph walked to the door and showed the invitation letter to the janitor. The janitor put on reading glasses, looked down at the invitation letter, and did not look up. He just looked at Joseph through the gap above the glasses frame, and then said, "Mr. Bonaparte, please wait a little here for a while. I need to verify the situation."

Joseph nodded, and after waiting outside the door for a while, he saw a waiter wearing a red coat and wig coming over, opened the door and said to Joseph, "Is it Mr. Bonaparte? Please come with me."

Joseph followed the waiter into the Louvre. The waiter took Joseph through one hall after another, and finally he stopped in front of a small reception room.

"Mr. Bonaparte," the waiter turned and bowed to Joseph, "Mr. Condorcet, Mr. Lavoisier and others are waiting for you in it."

After saying this, he opened the door of the calfskin and signaled that Joseph could walk in by himself.

Joseph walked in, and as soon as he entered, he saw three people sitting in the room. When the three men saw Joseph coming in, they stood up. One of the thin middle-aged men with a high forehead said, "It's Mr. Joseph Bonaparte? I'm Lavoisier. This is an academician of the Academy of Sciences, my friend Mr. Condorcet, and this is my friend Laplace."

Joseph greeted these people one by one. Condorcet was a little stronger than Lavoisier and his face was a little wider. He smiled at Joseph gently, and his personality seemed to be gentle. Another younger and slightly hooked nose was Laplace, a mathematician who had made Joseph scared in his previous life.
Chapter completed!