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<blockquote>''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>'''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''
<blockquote>''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>'''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''


For some, the '''Red Science''' is the investigation of the [[Great Chain of Being]], the metaphysical order of the universe, and how and how this order can be used.<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> For others, the term should be reserved only to the gross and foolish ways those rules can be exploited for treacherous purposes. In either case, the Red Science involve 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|}}</ref>
The '''Red Science''' is the investigation of the [[Great Chain of Being]], the metaphysical order of the universe, and how the Great Chain and the principles of the [[The Correspondence|Correspondence]] can be applied and bent to one's will.<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><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Theory_and_Application_of_the_Supernal_Arts|The Theory and Application of the Supernal Arts|Fallen London|}}</ref>


==The Science of Escape==
==The Science of Escape==
The Red Science can bend space,<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> make time flow backward,<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> re-write 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 defy gravity.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Engineer_a_flying_contraption|Engineer a flying contraption|Fallen London|}}</ref> It concerns the study of the rules 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> for instance how light is related to 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 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> In its more benign uses, it also concerns the study of the rules 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> for instance 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 Red Science can be used to modify flesh and break the rules of the [[The Great Chain of Being|Great Chain of Being]]. However, such break to the natural order always leave a scar,<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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>
The Red Science can also be used to modify flesh and break the rules of 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.fandom.com/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>


== References ==
== References ==

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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]

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The Red Science is the investigation of the Great Chain of Being, the metaphysical order of the universe, and how the Great Chain and the principles of the Correspondence can be applied and bent to one's will.[2][3]

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,[4][5][6] rewriting the rules of mathematics,[7] and defying gravity on a local scale.[8] In its more benign uses, it also concerns the study of the rules of the universe,[9][10] for instance the relation between light and law.[11]

The Red Science can also be used to modify flesh and break the rules of 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]

References