Why is poetry closely related to science?

In the literary family, poetry is a close neighbor of science. There are many similarities between the process of poetry creation and scientific research. According to Mr. Qian Xuesen, scientific work often pays attention to logical thinking (that is, careful analysis and logical reasoning are carried out on all parts, levels and aspects of things to grasp the whole, essence and development law of things), while artistic activities often pay attention to illogical thinking (that is, using image thinking to form a complete understanding of things and reveal profound essence through intuitive feeling, inspiration and subconscious). However, there is no obvious boundary between the thinking modes of science and art, on the contrary, they are intertwined, interrelated, mutually promoted and integrated. He said, "Why don't we discuss the study of thinking from China's poems, words and essays? They are the most abundant springs. "

The close relationship between poetry and science also lies in the wide range of objects expressed by poetry, including many objects of scientific research, from which scientists can find * * *. Mr. Li Zhengdao also has a special preference for poetry. He spoke highly of Qu Yuan's Tian Wen, and even thought that Tian Wen was the earliest paper on cosmology. "It is entirely possible that it is the only analysis based on geometry, with accurate reasoning and written in magnificent poems."

The close relationship between poetry and science also lies in the ability of poetry to express scientific knowledge, or the flexibility of science integrating into poetry. The well-known Chairman Mao's poem "Sit on the floor, travel 80,000 miles a day, observe the astronomical phenomena and see thousands of rivers from afar" is an example of the integration of science and art and the appropriate introduction of scientific knowledge in expressing feelings (the equatorial radius of the earth is 6,378 kilometers, so the circumference is 40,074 kilometers, which is exactly the number of 80,000 miles).

Based on the above three reasons, we should explore the relationship between poetry creation and scientific research, and get some reference and enlightenment from it.

Second, artistic conception and passion