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Line 110: In 3075 the planetary population was concentrated in seven major cities, the inhabitants of which made up nineteen out of every twenty people. It was easier to reduce the cost of living on Euclid by concentrating the population in cities and thereby taking advantage of economies of scale, and all seven cities were located in some of the most favorable climes to be found on one or other of the two planetary supercontinents, Proclus and Pappus. Each city was located on an ocean shore or close to a river that could be easily navigated. Buildings were all sealed, and were generally overpressurized compared to the local atmosphere, and the streets were covered in either transparent glass or polymer tents. This form of construction was easier to expand than domed cities, and the various open areas of the city were provided with filtered air. There were relatively few roads on the planet, and those roads that did exist were generally short and led to important industrial sites or mining facilities. Personal cars were rare, with most transport being either by electrified trolley or light rail within cities or via airship or oceangoing vessels for longer journeys. Local industries were meeting basic needs by this point, although many were dependent on supplies of advanced materials or tooling from offworld.<ref name=AToW:Cp150/> In 3075 the planetary population was concentrated in seven major cities, the inhabitants of which made up nineteen out of every twenty people. It was easier to reduce the cost of living on Euclid by concentrating the population in cities and thereby taking advantage of economies of scale, and all seven cities were located in some of the most favorable climes to be found on one or other of the two planetary supercontinents, Proclus and Pappus. Each city was located on an ocean shore or close to a river that could be easily navigated. Buildings were all sealed, and were generally overpressurized compared to the local atmosphere, and the streets were covered in either transparent glass or polymer tents. This form of construction was easier to expand than domed cities, and the various open areas of the city were provided with filtered air. There were relatively few roads on the planet, and those roads that did exist were generally short and led to important industrial sites or mining facilities. Personal cars were rare, with most transport being either by electrified trolley or light rail within cities or via airship or oceangoing vessels for longer journeys. Local industries were meeting basic needs by this point, although many were dependent on supplies of advanced materials or tooling from offworld.<ref name=AToW:Cp150/> − Euclid's two co-orbital moons were named Autolycus and Theon and shared virtually the same orbit, but never approached closer than 2,500 km to each other. The interaction between the two moons resulted in periodic exchanges of momentum that would elevate one moon's orbit by fifty kilometers while dropping the orbit of the other by a corresponding amount, effectively causing the two to swap orbits.<ref name=AToW:Cp150/> + Euclid's two co-orbital moons were named Autolycus and Theon and shared virtually the same orbit, but never approached closer than 2,500 kilometers to each other. The interaction between the two moons resulted in periodic exchanges of momentum that would elevate one moon's orbit by fifty kilometers while dropping the orbit of the other by a corresponding amount, effectively causing the two to swap orbits.<ref name=AToW:Cp150/> ===Military Deployment=== ===Military Deployment===
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In 3075 the planetary population was concentrated in seven major cities, the inhabitants of which made up nineteen out of every twenty people. It was easier to reduce the cost of living on Euclid by concentrating the population in cities and thereby taking advantage of economies of scale, and all seven cities were located in some of the most favorable climes to be found on one or other of the two planetary supercontinents, Proclus and Pappus. Each city was located on an ocean shore or close to a river that could be easily navigated. Buildings were all sealed, and were generally overpressurized compared to the local atmosphere, and the streets were covered in either transparent glass or polymer tents. This form of construction was easier to expand than domed cities, and the various open areas of the city were provided with filtered air. There were relatively few roads on the planet, and those roads that did exist were generally short and led to important industrial sites or mining facilities. Personal cars were rare, with most transport being either by electrified trolley or light rail within cities or via airship or oceangoing vessels for longer journeys. Local industries were meeting basic needs by this point, although many were dependent on supplies of advanced materials or tooling from offworld.<ref name=AToW:Cp150/> | In 3075 the planetary population was concentrated in seven major cities, the inhabitants of which made up nineteen out of every twenty people. It was easier to reduce the cost of living on Euclid by concentrating the population in cities and thereby taking advantage of economies of scale, and all seven cities were located in some of the most favorable climes to be found on one or other of the two planetary supercontinents, Proclus and Pappus. Each city was located on an ocean shore or close to a river that could be easily navigated. Buildings were all sealed, and were generally overpressurized compared to the local atmosphere, and the streets were covered in either transparent glass or polymer tents. This form of construction was easier to expand than domed cities, and the various open areas of the city were provided with filtered air. There were relatively few roads on the planet, and those roads that did exist were generally short and led to important industrial sites or mining facilities. Personal cars were rare, with most transport being either by electrified trolley or light rail within cities or via airship or oceangoing vessels for longer journeys. Local industries were meeting basic needs by this point, although many were dependent on supplies of advanced materials or tooling from offworld.<ref name=AToW:Cp150/> | ||
| − | Euclid's two co-orbital moons were named Autolycus and Theon and shared virtually the same orbit, but never approached closer than 2,500 | + | Euclid's two co-orbital moons were named Autolycus and Theon and shared virtually the same orbit, but never approached closer than 2,500 kilometers to each other. The interaction between the two moons resulted in periodic exchanges of momentum that would elevate one moon's orbit by fifty kilometers while dropping the orbit of the other by a corresponding amount, effectively causing the two to swap orbits.<ref name=AToW:Cp150/> |
===Military Deployment=== | ===Military Deployment=== | ||