QSS: Could Serees and Bailera Happen?

In Que Será Serees, Seeres shares (or nearly shares) an orbit with its sister world Bailera. Every 201.5-ish Serees/Bailera years, they closely approach each other, switch orbits, and then retreat from each other. I'm sure some have wondered if this is possible.

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Why Did I Write Que Será Serees?

"So tell me—why did you write your book?" This question gets asked with some frequency. It's sort of the less-gauche way of the challenge: "Why should I read your book?" It's really pretty fair. After [...]

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QSS Measurement Standards, Part 7: Serees Measures

The Standards Convention of Gom met to decide and agree on standards for international trade and diplomacy. The negotiations lasted for the equivalent of thirty-two Earth years, but successfully created common frames of reference. Even so, each system maintained certain local standards. Such is the case on Serees.

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QSS Measurement Standards, Part 6: Volume and Mass

The Standards Convention of Gom met to decide and agree on standards for international trade and diplomacy. The negotiations lasted for the equivalent of thirty-two Earth years, but successfully created common frames of reference. The final major standards were quickly decided: volume and mass.

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QSS Measurement Standards, Part 5: Angles

The Standards Convention of Gom met to decide and agree on standards for international trade and diplomacy. The negotiations lasted for the equivalent of thirty-two Earth years, but successfully created common frames of reference. Augmenting the measures for length and distance: angles.

By |2016-10-23T22:20:28-06:00August 23rd, 2011|Fiction, Writing|Comments Off on QSS Measurement Standards, Part 5: Angles
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