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The '''yearometer''' was an instrument in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] that showed the TARDIS' position in [[time]] and [[space]]. It stopped calculating properly after the [[First Doctor]] left [[1963]] [[ | {{first pic|Year meter.jpg|Reading the year meter, the [[Second Doctor]] confirms that the TARDIS has landed in [[2135]] [[AD]] ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)}})}} | ||
The '''yearometer''', or '''year meter''', ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)}}) was an instrument in [[the Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] that showed the TARDIS's position in [[time]] and [[space]]. It stopped calculating properly after the [[First Doctor]] left [[England]] in [[November]] [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=The Cave of Skulls (2)}}) According to another account, the yearometer had been damaged on a previous expedition. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)}}) | |||
When the TARDIS arrived at [[Byzantium (city)|Byzantium]], the yearometer gave the date as [[14 March]] [[64]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Byzantium! (novel)}}) | |||
When the TARDIS arrived at [[Marpling]], the yearometer gave the date as [[27 August]] [[1933]], though [[Anji Kapoor]] was incredulous that it was named this. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Eater of Wasps (novel)}}) | |||
When [[Bill Potts]] questioned if they really were in an alternate [[2017]], and not the [[22nd century]], the [[Twelfth Doctor]] assured her that the TARDIS had a yearometer. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Emancipation of the Daleks (audio story)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 3 November 2024
The yearometer, or year meter, (COMIC: The Doctor Strikes Back [+]Loading...["The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)"]) was an instrument in the Doctor's TARDIS that showed the TARDIS's position in time and space. It stopped calculating properly after the First Doctor left England in November 1963. (TV: "The Cave of Skulls" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"The Cave of Skulls (2)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"}) According to another account, the yearometer had been damaged on a previous expedition. (PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks [+]Loading...["Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)"])
When the TARDIS arrived at Byzantium, the yearometer gave the date as 14 March 64. (PROSE: Byzantium! [+]Loading...["Byzantium! (novel)"])
When the TARDIS arrived at Marpling, the yearometer gave the date as 27 August 1933, though Anji Kapoor was incredulous that it was named this. (PROSE: Eater of Wasps [+]Loading...["Eater of Wasps (novel)"])
When Bill Potts questioned if they really were in an alternate 2017, and not the 22nd century, the Twelfth Doctor assured her that the TARDIS had a yearometer. (AUDIO: Emancipation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Emancipation of the Daleks (audio story)"])
