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... mirrors . These are mounted in rings around the hub , supported by the spokes , to reflect sunlight into the colony . The mirrors can be tipped or tilted to reflect sunlight away . This is done twice a day during the colony's dusk and ...
... mirrors . These are mounted in rings around the hub , supported by the spokes , to reflect sunlight into the colony . The mirrors can be tipped or tilted to reflect sunlight away . This is done twice a day during the colony's dusk and ...
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... mirrors . The sunlight will 164 Overall aspect of the space colony . The top structure is a large mirror , in which an image of the colony is seen . A second colony , at the right , shows how the Stanford torus is connected to the ...
... mirrors . The sunlight will 164 Overall aspect of the space colony . The top structure is a large mirror , in which an image of the colony is seen . A second colony , at the right , shows how the Stanford torus is connected to the ...
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... mirrors mounted on the tie bars . The mirrors also are cooled with radiators . The subpulses converge on the pellet as it passes the fusion point , and about 25 percent of its mass undergoes fusion . About one - third of the energy ...
... mirrors mounted on the tie bars . The mirrors also are cooled with radiators . The subpulses converge on the pellet as it passes the fusion point , and about 25 percent of its mass undergoes fusion . About one - third of the energy ...
Contents
CONTENTS Acknowledgments | 8 |
Introduction by Ray Bradbury | 9 |
Other Life in Space | 11 |
Copyright | |
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