I Pioneered Scientific Magic - Chapter 379 (Patreon)

Chapter 379: Gravity as a Ruler, Time and Space as the Stage, Astonishing Legends!

"Atoms?" Victorio paused, a hint of puzzlement in his voice.

"You mean elements!" Bohr added, then continued, "How much do you all understand about them?"

Seeing the topic veer toward elements in this discussion, Harof breathed a sigh of relief. If they continued discussing topics like cosmic landscapes or the birth and destruction of the universe, he'd find it hard to even interject.

"Elements are the fundamental constituents of the world, the basis for most of our magic. It's also one of the oldest branches of magic," Victorio began.

The study of elements, undoubtedly, stood as the cornerstone of magical studies alongside psychic abilities. Some elemental wizards proudly asserted that everything—from alchemy, potions, shaping, to the core—ultimately harnessed the power of elements!

Over the years in the wizarding realm, they had discovered forty-nine basic elements, leading to the development of over a thousand spells—a golden age for magic!

Following Victorio's lead, Aurora then delved into the composition and utilization of compound elements, explaining the magical reactions between various elements...

Once they finished, they both turned to the legendary figures from the Society of Mystical Arts.

Lynn, in guise of Bohr, listened as they expounded on elemental studies. When Victorio and Aurora paused after covering the basics, Lynn couldn't help but ask, "Is that all? What about the rest?"

Victorio frowned, responding, "Presently, our understanding of elements in the wizarding realm is limited to this. Do you perhaps have more insights?"

"Of course. I believe your understanding of elements is rather shallow," Bohr sighed, shaking his head.

Spending over two years in the wizarding realm, Lynn had gained a rough understanding of the wizards' magical theories—roughly equivalent to middle school knowledge in Lynn's previous life, if not less.

It was because Lynn had heard about Althok's attempts to delve into more microscopic domains that Lynn tentatively inquired about their understanding in this regard.

However, the results left Lynn disappointed.

But then again, it was quite reasonable. They were all standing on the shoulders of giants, each theorem and formula learned had been researched and summarized by physicists and chemists throughout their lifetimes.

The wizards, on the other hand, had to deduce everything from scratch.

While magic provided immense conveniences, it could also blind them to many years of stagnation in certain fields.

Bohr's lightly spoken words made Aurora narrow her eyes involuntarily, while Victorio wore a slightly displeased expression. Before they could react, Bohr continued, "Apart from the basic chemical properties, I believe aspects like weight, density, melting point, boiling point, molecular weight, and periodicity are highly worth researching…"

Bohr rambled on, overwhelming Victorio, who couldn't help but interject, "Wait, let's not even talk about molecular weight and periodicity. How do you propose calculating density and weight?"

Elements were incredibly minuscule, to the point of being invisible to the naked eye, constantly in motion. Where could they find rulers and scales precise enough for such measurements?

Moreover, elements like hydrogen created an upward buoyancy in the air, making weighing an utter impossibility. 

Victorio's face showed a mocking expression—weighing elements was a ludicrous idea!

"Are you suggesting we can't assess the weight and volume of something without rulers and scales?" Bohr said with a smile.

"Then how else do you propose we calculate?" Victorio was about to retort, but the next moment, he was left stupefied. He suddenly realized that when they calculated the weight of planets, they didn't use scales!

Both had completely opposite natures—one extremely large, the other infinitesimally small…

"Do you mean…?" Harof immediately thought of a possibility and looked at Bohr in astonishment.

Bohr didn't respond verbally; instead, they wrote a string of numbers in the air.

[6.67×10^-11L·m^2/kg^2!]

"How about using this as a ruler?" Bohr said playfully.

"This is... the universal gravitational constant?"

Everyone present immediately recognized it. When Lynn calculated the gravitational constant back in the wizarding realm, both Harof and Aurora were present, making this concept unforgettable.

"Are you suggesting using time and space as the stage and a fixed gravitational constant as the ruler?" Harof was the first to grasp the idea.

"Exactly. Master Lynn's experiments in the wizarding realm were quite remarkable. I must say, truly impressive!" Bohr complimented.

"As we all know, the mass of an object influences space. This value can be calculated using the universal gravitational formula. And since the gravitational constant remains constant, it serves as the perfect ruler!"

"Although the disturbance caused by a single atom on space is minuscule and hard to measure accurately, we can create a vacuum area, gather singular elements, magnify their minute distortions in space, and finally, by removing this magnification factor during calculation, estimate the mass of the elements!"

This method wasn't borrowed; it was a product of Lynn's ingenuity, relying on the unique traits of wizards. After all, the technological paths taken in Lynn's previous life didn't have such refined methods for spatial perception and atomic manipulation, so they used Newton's Second Law of Motion—F=ma—to estimate atomic mass directionally.

Where 'a' represents the acceleration of an object with mass 'm' under the influence of force 'F'. So, by rearranging the formula, one could find mass 'm' equal to force 'F' divided by acceleration 'a'!

Of course, due to the small size of atoms, a mass spectrometer was still required…

Lynn couldn't conjure that up in a short time, but luckily, wizards had their own methods!

They had the ability to manipulate atoms and perceive space—a natural advantage in magical research. It was essential to utilize these capabilities!

However, there were still issues. Interactions between multiple atoms could disturb measurements. Yet, they could mitigate these disturbances by adjusting the quantity of atoms, gradually finding this ratio and minimizing interference…

"What an incredible idea!" Victorio was thoroughly impressed. These wizards from the Society of Mystical Arts had minds that he admired immensely.

When calculating the circumference of the planet earlier, they had used the simplest trigonometric formula—the Pythagorean theorem. But this time, they employed the universal gravitational constant!

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