On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:49:31 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Scott" wrote in message
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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In fact, there is a puzzle, in that the earths actual temperature is more
than can be accounted for by the solar radioation and its initial
temperature post formation, leading to a lot of speculation that it is in
fact a large fission reactor in its own right.

Isn't there a large molten iron core that makes up the difference? Been
there since year dot, or thereabouts, cooling all the time.

There are other theories now.

But out of curiosity, what happened to all the research into fusion
reactors? Anyone else remember ZETA?

There was a programme about it last week on R4.

I remember ZETA well,

Oh well you'll be able to describe the experiment in detail then. A
mere bagattelle for such as yourself. A "Classicist" and all.

the problem was containing the temperature.

Incorrect, that's the "People's Friend" version.

I went to the same school as one of the ZETA team

The problem was that they weren't measuring what they thought they
were.

They were wrong.

It wasn't happening.

This is a matter of public record.

Now tell us more about what your understanding is of these little
problems of "Containing the temperature". Or did you mean "Heat"?
Please expand.

BTW good day today in Leeds ( 9c) how much solar energy did your solar
water heating system aquire ?

DG