primary references for Island One, etc.?

> We could appeal to the authority of The High Frontier,
> but why bother when we have mathematics?

Well, that's what we've already done. You and I came up with the same results, except that you're assuming a rotation period of 32 sec, and I'm using 31 sec (as stated in the aforementioned authority).

However, it is interesting to note that Mike got the figure of 32 seconds from somewhere, and also seems to remember a mile circumference, and that these two match pretty well (in producing 1 G). It just doesn't match page 59. Perhaps there was a mistake in the book, or maybe there was more than one variation of Island One.

This is why primary peer-reviewed references would be nice, but I'm coming to the conclusion that there aren't any (for Island One at least).

Best,
- Joe

Joe Strout -- joe@...