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<blockquote>{{Character|title1=The Red Science|image1=Dawnmachinegaz.png|caption1=The Dawn Machine, created through the Red Science.|image2=|caption2=|notable_members=}} | |||
''"The Eldest Daughter struggles with some of the mathematics. [...] The intent of the work deeply appeals to her, though. "It is the Science of Escape," she tells you."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Eldest_Daughter|The Eldest Daughter|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>The term "Red Science" is itself ambiguous. In the broader sense, it denotes the investigation of the metaphysical order of the universe,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Pursue_truths_through_the_Red_Science|Pursue truths through the Red Science|Fallen London}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Formulate_a_theory|Formulate a theory|Fallen London}}</ref> and how to manipulate it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Finish_your_Paradoxical_Inversion_of_Inside_and_Out|Finish your Paradoxical Inversion of Inside and Out|Fallen London}}</ref> In its narrower, more maligned sense, it is applied to its more questionable uses in breaking the [[Great Chain of Being]] and other laws of the Judgements. Regardless, it involves the application of the principles of the Correspondence to reality.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Theory_and_Application_of_the_Supernal_Arts|The Theory and Application of the Supernal Arts|Fallen London}}''"Some call this applied art 'Red Science', though others insist that term should be reserved for those advanced forms of hubris and treachery that its more extreme adherents employ."''</ref> | |||
==The Science of Escape== | |||
The principal application of the Red Science is in warping reality, in some way - though any responsible Crimson Engineer would use this to undo anomalies, rather than create them. It is capable of manipulating spacetime,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Conclude_your_study_of_the_mysterious_brickwork|Conclude your study of the mysterious brickwork|Fallen London}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bend_space_to_your_will|Bend space to your will|Fallen London}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_her_to_teach_you_what_she_knows_about_the_Red_Science|Ask her to teach you what she knows about the Red Science|Fallen London}}</ref> rewriting the rules of mathematics,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Use_what_you_know_of_the_Red_Science|Use what you know of the Red Science|Fallen London}}</ref> and defying gravity on a local scale.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Engineer_a_flying_contraption|Engineer a flying contraption|Fallen London}}</ref> It may also be used to study more benign principles, such as the relation between light and law.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Finish_your_Inquiry_into_the_Filtration_of_Light|Finish your Inquiry into the Filtration of Light|Fallen London}}</ref> | |||
The | The Red Science can also be used to modify flesh and violate the [[The Great Chain of Being|Great Chain of Being]]. However, such breaks in the natural order always leave a scar,<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound#The_Cavity|Surrender to the traces of horror |Sunless Sea}}</ref> and, like all transgressions of their laws, the [[Judgements]] see this as a crime.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_empty_casket|An empty casket|Fallen London}}</ref> | ||
== | == Notable Red Scientists == | ||
* [[April]] of the [[Revolutionaries|Calendar Council]] uses the Red Science in her explosive designs. | |||
*[[June]] of the [[Revolutionaries|Calendar Council]] used the Red Science to create the [[The Dawn Machine|Dawn Machine.]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Other Things of Significance]] | [[Category:Other Things of Significance]] | ||
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"The Eldest Daughter struggles with some of the mathematics. [...] The intent of the work deeply appeals to her, though. "It is the Science of Escape," she tells you."[1]
The term "Red Science" is itself ambiguous. In the broader sense, it denotes the investigation of the metaphysical order of the universe,[2][3] and how to manipulate it.[4] In its narrower, more maligned sense, it is applied to its more questionable uses in breaking the Great Chain of Being and other laws of the Judgements. Regardless, it involves the application of the principles of the Correspondence to reality.[5]
The Science of Escape[edit]
The principal application of the Red Science is in warping reality, in some way - though any responsible Crimson Engineer would use this to undo anomalies, rather than create them. It is capable of manipulating spacetime,[6][7][8] rewriting the rules of mathematics,[9] and defying gravity on a local scale.[10] It may also be used to study more benign principles, such as the relation between light and law.[11]
The Red Science can also be used to modify flesh and violate the Great Chain of Being. However, such breaks in the natural order always leave a scar,[12] and, like all transgressions of their laws, the Judgements see this as a crime.[13]
Notable Red Scientists[edit]
- April of the Calendar Council uses the Red Science in her explosive designs.
- June of the Calendar Council used the Red Science to create the Dawn Machine.
References[edit]
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