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Re: [GZG] Re: Model Planets and figs

From: Doug Evans <devans@n...>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 18:52:01 -0500
Subject: Re: [GZG] Re: Model Planets and figs

Not familiar with that; in a sense, the Ringworld orbited 'as a planet
did', but I'm not sure how you mean it in Masaq. Is it a flat piece
facing
the sun, in orbit? If so, how does it simulate gravity?

Oh, and I'm curious as to how it was unfortunate.

The_Beast

David Brewer wrote on 08/19/2005 06:37:50 PM:

> Doug Evans wrote:
> >
> > Remember, the Ringworld was the diameter of an orbit,
> not a planet.
>
> Whereas Masaq' Orbital from Iain M Banks's unfortunate pre-9/11
> novel "Look to Windward" was smaller, and orbited a sun as a
> planet did.

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