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| Near-Space Solar Energy Collectors | ||
| Generating power from solar radiation closer to the source. |
| The Symbiotics... armed with their highly developed physical sciences and with sub-atomic power, they were able to construct, out in space, artificial planets for permanent habitation... The planet's external surface, which was wholly transparent, encased the atmosphere. Immediately beneath it hung the photosynthesis stations and the machinery for generating power from solar radiation. Part of this outer shell was occupied by astronomical observatories, machinery for controlling the planet's orbit, and great 'docks' for interplanetary liners. |
| From Star Maker,
by Olaf Stapledon. Published by Methuen in 1937 Additional resources -
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