I've added four planets from Dr. Brin's Uplift Universe to my web site, the Multiverse Database www.multiverse-db.com I've added Garth, Jijo, Kithrup, and Pila. They are entry #s 91-94. You can also do a search where Universe=Uplift. (There are still a few bugs in the search routine but it works fairly well.) I took some liberties with Garth and created an image. I'll swap it out when I find something official. I would like to get some data on planet position (1st, 2d, 3d from the star etc). I also need some population data for these planets. Perhaps this info is recorded in the Library? :-) Any assistance would be appreciated.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alberto Monteiro Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 10:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Startide Rising Timeline 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 periods. > I forget if both smaller moons are inside or outside of the bigger one. > The books don't have this information, they only mention that, by apparent size, Loocen is bigger, followed by Torgen. > With three moons the fun lies in if you're going to have any > double transits or double partial occulations. > There is a strong evidence that Jijo's "month" starts with a conjunction of Loocen and Torgen, however I can't determine if the months uses just Loocen and Torgen, or if the month uses the three moons in their repetitive configurations. 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" :-) > Look up in the sky. It's a cosmic Mickey Mouse. > No, it's not - they can't be that close. Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
