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To all,
My copy of the "argossi" document we got from Brian has some strange
(erronous) cut and pastes in it. Am I the only one? If so would someone sent
me a good copy (ASCII preferred).
Here are some of the strange cut and pastes:
(The [BLEEP] are mine)
Reflective Sail
Just what is this reflective sail? It is a super-thin, highly reflective
she[BLEEP]The Argosy-class Starship
by Brian V. Mansur
Posted July 27, 1996
[Figure 1: Labeled External View of ARGOSY Interstellar Cruise Mode]
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Contents
Design Overview
payload and the drive module remain as one unit. Both the habitat and the
payload/drive modules are tethered to the mast module on the end opposite to
the sail cable connection. The mast module acts as a connector between the
huge, but comparatively light-weight sail and the rotating hab and
payload/drive modules. The centrifugal force from the rotation gives the crew
[BLEEP]Mass kilogram kg
Time second s
Electric current ampere A
Temperature kelvin K
Some SI Derived Units
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Physical Quantity Name of Unit Symbol SI Unit
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Frequency hertz Hz s^-1
Energy joule J kg-m^2/s^2
Force newton N kg-m/s^2
Pressure pascal Pa kg/m-s^2
Power watt W kg-m^2/s^3
Electric charge coulomb C A-s
Electric potential volt V kg-m^2/A-s^3
{The document ends suddenly with}
SI Base Units
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Physical Quantity Name of Unit Symbol
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Length meter m[BLEEP]