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30 Jul 2024 02:18:23 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Ringworld  
From: Jörg 'Yadgar' Bleimann
Date: 15 Oct 2013 11:12:38
Message: <525d5b66$1@news.povray.org>
Hi(gh)!

On 15.10.2013 09:24, Bill Pragnell wrote:

> Maybe not described in the book, but climate bands would be the sort of thing
> the engineers might implement anyway, judging by other design choices!

To achieve this, the "rim" surface has to be curved inwards, with the 
outer portions being illuminated from a shallower angle... but then it 
probably would be more difficult to keep the atmosphere in place (I 
assume the rim is not roofed over).

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar


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