A science-fiction tale describes an artifi
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a w )b30hhxt4qe:48 : 1texbwh dgln4xe distance to the band is the same as the Earth-Sun distance (to make the climate temperate), and that the ring rotates quickly enough to produce an apparent gravity of g as on Earth. What will be the period of revolution, this planet's year, in Earth days?