William Taylor wrote:
>
>> BTW, with the Laplace resonance the three moons would
>> _never_ be seen close in the sky. So, Jijoans could say
>> something like "when the three moons are full" or
>> "when the three moons rise" to signify "never" :-)
>
> Well that proves I'm not doing we
In a message dated 10/14/2002 7:52:21 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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BTW, with the Laplace resonance the three moons would
_never_ be seen close in the sky. So, Jijoans could say
something like "when the three moons are full" or
"when the three moons rise" to sig
William Taylor wrote:
>
>>> Their orbits may not have been exactly determined.
>>
>> No - but this is where the Fun lies :-)
>
> Three moons can be fun
>
Yep. I suspect any stable three-moon system would force
them to enter a Laplace resonance - which would simplify
the computations of their p
In a message dated 10/14/2002 6:47:44 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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No, I am not talking about _Jijo_'s moons - those are quite
simple to track.
---Kithrup. Yup. Did that to myself. I'm going to have to read it for I think
the 5th time, but the first time menta
William Taylor wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, there are no information about
>> Kithrup moons, so I can't determine their orbits :-/
>
> The three novels were never involved with the timing of the highest and
> lowest tides as something needed as a plot device.
>
No, I am not talking about _Jijo_'
In a message dated 10/14/2002 2:49:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Unfortunately, there are no information about
Kithrup moons, so I can't determine their orbits :-/ >>
The three novels were never involved with the timing of the highest and
lowest tides as some
I am currently improving my Startide Rising Timeline, at...
http://www.geocities.com/albmont/brin_sr.htm
... [note: Yahoo/Geocities likes to block access to
it some days; if you have any Brin-related site feel
free to *rip it off* and put it in your site]
I noticed that the book is quite
