Month: August 2022

Antikythera Mechanism

13 August 202213 August 2022 Ian No Comments

[ST Ref: PT-B1-C7_220813: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Seven: “Chance Meeting”.] Barrie Cameron makes reference to the Antikythera Mechanism in his science fiction novel, ‘Star Island‘. The reference relates to a gift, a watch, whose design is influenced by the Antikythera Mechanism. Origins of the Antikythera Mechanism The Mechanism was believed to have been built…

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Lagrangian Points

5 August 20225 August 2022 Ian No Comments

[ST Ref: PT-B1-C6_220802: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Six: “Artume Project”.] Barrie Cameron has included a fictional space station in his science fiction novel, ‘Star Island’ (Book One of his Planetoid Triligy). He has located this large rotating station at the Earth-Moon L5 Lagrangian Point. He has created this L5 Space Station to provide a…