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...almost every respect, it staggers the imagination. Built at a cost of $250 million by the Atomic Energy Commission, it sprawls over 6,800 acres of prairie land near Batavia, Ill., 30 miles west of Chicago. Its principal feature is a circular tunnel four miles in circumference. For every minute of operation, it requires around 1,400 gal. of cooling water. Using it for a single experiment will demand the services of dozens of scientists and technicians, countless hours of preparation and expenditures of many thousands of dollars...
...crude antenna that turned on wheels cannibalized from a Model T Ford, was made 40 years ago by a Bell Labs scientist named Karl Jansky. In contrast, the new German instrument is a model of engineering sophistication. The entire telescope can be rotated a full 360° on a circular railroad-type track in only nine minutes. Its plate-and-mesh reflector can be tilted 90° from a point directly overhead to the horizon in only half that time. Furthermore, the telescope has been so meticulously designed that the stresses caused by such movements deform its reflector...
...pregnant woman," says Tiefer, "is discovering she is still beautiful and sexually appealing." To that end, Madonna's star design for fall is a long, black jersey dress ($50). Just over the area where the stomach protrudes, there is a circular cutout into which any one of three discs-two patterned and one plain black mesh-can be snapped. The black disc, recommended for evening wear, includes a strategically positioned rhinestone guaranteed to be the center of attraction...
Dutcher and over one hundred other contestants will be racing motorcycles on a circular, concrete, indoor track for a purse of $5000. Dutcher, who rates his past racing record as "medium success," will be riding a Bultaco bike and will be satisfied if he qualifies for the 12-man final...
...Racing indoors compared to racing outdoors is like roller derby compared to neighborhood outdoor roller skating." Dutcher said. Contact and physical struggle abound on the small, circular track...