Re: How many lights in a generation ship?
From: A N Niel (anniel_at_nym.alias.net.invalid)
Date: 12/31/04
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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:20:00 -0500
In article <1104484410.461589.25640@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
Javid <javidhussain@hotmail.com> wrote:
> In the gigantic starship envisioned here by Abdul Ahad:
>
> http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagent/firstarktoalphacentauri.html
>
> The interior biosphere floor is some 600 square kilometres. If he
> mounts each sun-simulating light on top of a tall post which lights up
> an effective ground area of radius 10 metres in a cone of light rays
> coming down, how many lights will he need for the entire 600 sq. km?
> Millions...?
>
> cheers!
> JH
>
Pi r squared, that's about 300 square meters. How many times
to does 300 square meters go into 600 square kilometers?
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