Since Gilbert had a very authoritative position in magnetism, when these reviewers saw that Lawrence confused electricity and magnetism at the beginning of his paper, they immediately concluded that this was a baseless nonsense.

Facing the aggressive questioning, Lawrence still smiled unabated, spread his hands and said:

"It may be difficult to explain this problem to you in vain. Perhaps I can use experiments to prove my point of view?"

Academician d'Alembert, who was the chief reviewer, glanced at the experimental equipment covered with black cloth behind Lawrence. After a slight hesitation, he allowed Lawrence to conduct the experimental demonstration, although he did not think Lawrence could perform any tricks to prove the absurdity.

thesis.

Louis XV immediately focused his curious eyes on the long table behind Lawrence. The king, like most nobles of this era, had no interest in academic research, but would also watch scholars conduct research in order to seek fresh excitement.

science experiment.

Prior to this, Louis XV had watched a Leyden jar discharge experiment. At that time, more than 700 monks lined up hand in hand in a line of more than 200 meters, and the monk at the head of the line was discharged.

Afterwards, more than 700 people were shocked almost simultaneously and jumped to their feet. It is said that the king himself was so surprised by the scene that he opened his mouth from ear to ear.

Lawrence turned around and took off the black cloth on the table. Apart from a pile of mechanical parts with no apparent purpose and a few Leyden bottles, the most eye-catching thing on the table was the two-foot-high piles of metal.

Academician d'Alembert frowned slightly, pushed up the glasses on the tip of his nose, and looked carefully at the metal piles.

The metal piles were made of multiple layers of silver and zinc, with a substance impregnated with a certain chemical agent between them. There were two painted silver wires connected to the bottom of each metal pile.

Academician d'Alembert frowned and observed for a while. Even as knowledgeable as he was, he could not see the purpose of these tower-like metal piles.

"It seems a little dark..."

Lawrence turned his head and glanced out the window. It was winter after all, and the sun was almost setting behind the western mountains before it reached evening.

Academician d'Alembert looked at the slightly dim auditorium. Such light made it difficult for the audience in the back row to see clearly every move on the podium, so he nodded to an official of the Academy of Sciences and ordered:

"Go get some kerosene lamps and put them on Monsignor Bonaparte's table..."

Before the official could move, Lawrence suddenly waved his hand and said:

"No need to bother, Mr. d'Alembert, I have a light source here, Mr. Lavoisier, please help me install it."

After that, while D'Alembert and a group of nobles watched in confusion, Lawrence handed several fist-sized spherical glass covers to Lavoisier.

"This...is this some new type of oil lamp?"

Academician d'Alembert's eyes were fixed on the sealed glass covers, and he saw that there seemed to be a carbon-colored filament in the glass covers. He had never seen any lamp with such a shape.

The audience in the front row and the judges were also a little confused. They could see clearly that there was no lamp oil in the glass cover, and the glass cover was completely closed. How could it be possible to keep the wick burning?

I saw that Lavoisier skillfully removed two layers from the tower-like metal pile, and then connected the silver wire extending from the bottom to the contact opening under the glass cover.

Under everyone's surprised gaze, the carbon filament in the glass cover quickly turned red. In just a few seconds, the filament was like coal that had been burning for an hour.

However, before people could see the dark red color carefully, the filament quickly heated up and turned into a dazzling incandescent color. At the same time, the light emitted was like several small suns, illuminating most of the area in an instant.

A domed synagogue.

In the auditorium, as the light shone in every corner of the auditorium, the sound of inhaling one after another immediately filled the entire auditorium. This was not people's deliberate cheers, but a heartfelt and subconscious exclamation.

In the eyes of these nobles and gentlemen, even the three-story crystal chandelier with a diameter of five meters in their own mansion would look extremely dim in front of the light emitted by these glass balls.

On the marble stand, Louis XV was even more blinded by the dazzling white light.

In the king's sixty-five years of extravagant life, he has seen countless rare treasures and experienced the feeling of being as bright as day in the Hall of Mirrors countless times, but this is the first time he has seen a few fists.

A small glass cover can reflect such a dazzling light.
Chapter completed!