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[[The Doctor]] used the term "universe" interchangeably with "[[galaxy]]" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sons of the Crab (short story)}}, {{cs|When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)}}) and sometimes used the full "island universe" term to distinguish them from "[[Space Time Universe]]s", ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)}}) but some accounts suggested that island-universes had more in common with [[universe]]s, being separate realities. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Claus-Rosen Bridge (short story)}}) | [[The Doctor]] used the term "universe" interchangeably with "[[galaxy]]" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sons of the Crab (short story)}}, {{cs|When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)}}) and sometimes used the full "island universe" term to distinguish them from "[[Space Time Universe]]s", ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)}}) but some accounts suggested that island-universes had more in common with [[universe]]s, being separate realities. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Claus-Rosen Bridge (short story)}}) | ||
Island universes included the [[Milky Way]] | Island universes included the [[Milky Way]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sons of the Crab (short story)}}, [[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Road to Conflict (comic story)}}) the [[Crab Nebula]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sons of the Crab (short story)}}) and the [[fourth universe]] containing [[Quinnis]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Edge of Destruction (TV story)}}) | ||
Relative to the Milky Way, [[Skaro]] was located in the [[next universe but one]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)}}, [[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Road to Conflict (comic story)}}) with [[Andromeda (galaxy)|Andromeda]] being the universe between them. From Earth's universe, Skaro was located in [[deep space]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Road to Conflict (comic story)}}) or "[[Hyperspace (deep space)|Hyperspace]]", ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Genesis of Evil (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Information Service (TV21 122 short story)}}) with the universes being hidden from each other due to [[skycurve]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Road to Conflict (comic story)}}) | |||
The [[First Doctor]] once claimed that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|''TARDIS'']] had "carried [him] for many millions of light-years across the empty spaces between the island universes." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sons of the Crab (short story)}}) The [[Second Doctor]] once found himself in the empty spaces between island universes, discovering [[Species (When Starlight Grows Cold)|an ancient monstrous being which came from another island universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)}}) | The [[First Doctor]] once claimed that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|''TARDIS'']] had "carried [him] for many millions of light-years across the empty spaces between the island universes." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sons of the Crab (short story)}}) The [[Second Doctor]] once found himself in the empty spaces between island universes, discovering [[Species (When Starlight Grows Cold)|an ancient monstrous being which came from another island universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)}}) | ||
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An island universe, (PROSE: The Sons of the Crab [+]Loading...["The Sons of the Crab (short story)"], When Starlight Grows Cold [+]Loading...["When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)"]) or island-universe, (PROSE: The Claus-Rosen Bridge [+]Loading...["The Claus-Rosen Bridge (short story)"]) was a large self-contained region of stars.
The Doctor used the term "universe" interchangeably with "galaxy" (PROSE: The Sons of the Crab [+]Loading...["The Sons of the Crab (short story)"], When Starlight Grows Cold [+]Loading...["When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)"]) and sometimes used the full "island universe" term to distinguish them from "Space Time Universes", (PROSE: When Starlight Grows Cold [+]Loading...["When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)"]) but some accounts suggested that island-universes had more in common with universes, being separate realities. (PROSE: The Claus-Rosen Bridge [+]Loading...["The Claus-Rosen Bridge (short story)"])
Island universes included the Milky Way, (PROSE: The Sons of the Crab [+]Loading...["The Sons of the Crab (short story)"], COMIC: The Road to Conflict [+]Loading...["The Road to Conflict (comic story)"]) the Crab Nebula, (PROSE: The Sons of the Crab [+]Loading...["The Sons of the Crab (short story)"]) and the fourth universe containing Quinnis. (TV: The Edge of Destruction [+]Loading...["The Edge of Destruction (TV story)"])
Relative to the Milky Way, Skaro was located in the next universe but one, (PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks [+]Loading...["Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)"], COMIC: The Road to Conflict [+]Loading...["The Road to Conflict (comic story)"]) with Andromeda being the universe between them. From Earth's universe, Skaro was located in deep space, (COMIC: The Road to Conflict [+]Loading...["The Road to Conflict (comic story)"]) or "Hyperspace", (COMIC: Genesis of Evil [+]Loading...["Genesis of Evil (comic story)"], PROSE: Information Service [+]Loading...["Information Service (TV21 122 short story)"]) with the universes being hidden from each other due to skycurve. (COMIC: The Road to Conflict [+]Loading...["The Road to Conflict (comic story)"])
The First Doctor once claimed that TARDIS had "carried [him] for many millions of light-years across the empty spaces between the island universes." (PROSE: The Sons of the Crab [+]Loading...["The Sons of the Crab (short story)"]) The Second Doctor once found himself in the empty spaces between island universes, discovering an ancient monstrous being which came from another island universe. (PROSE: When Starlight Grows Cold [+]Loading...["When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)"])
Dr. Who once claimed that TARDIS could go to "any planet in any universe". (TV: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. [+]Loading...["Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "Island universes" used to be a common name for the observable points we now call galaxies. Originating from the writings of Immanuel Kant, the term was rooted in a belief that each island universe formed independently, expanding from their own Big Bangs. The nature of galaxies was the subject of the Great Debate.
