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A '''Dyson Sphere''' was a hollow sphere, with a [[sun]] at the center. [[The People]] lived in the inner shell of such a construct, known as the [[Worldsphere]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'')
A '''Dyson Sphere''' was a hollow sphere, with a [[sun]] at the center. [[The People]] lived in the inner shell of such a construct, known as the [[Worldsphere]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'')


[[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9]] also had an adventure in a Dyson Sphere. ([[BBV]]: ''[[The Search]]'')
[[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9]] also had an adventure in a Dyson Sphere. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Search (audio story)|The Search]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==

Revision as of 02:56, 21 September 2012

A Dyson Sphere was a hollow sphere, with a sun at the center. The People lived in the inner shell of such a construct, known as the Worldsphere. (PROSE: The Also People, PROSE: Walking to Babylon)

Romana and K9 also had an adventure in a Dyson Sphere. (AUDIO: The Search)

Behind the scenes

  • The Dyson Sphere takes its name from the Earth physicist who first proposed it, Freeman Dyson.
  • Most fictional depictions of a Dyson Sphere, including those in Doctor Who, are, in fact, a Dyson Shell, something generally considered to be an engineering impossibility. An actual Dyson Sphere is a swarm of energy-collecting satellites around a star; the "sphere" is the shape of that swarm or bubble, not a solid object.
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