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'''Telescopes''' were devices for looking at things from a distance. " | {{ImageLink}} | ||
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'''Telescopes''' were devices for looking at things from a distance. '''"spyglass"'''' was a name sometimes applied to handheld telescopes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass]]'') | |||
== The Doctor's telescope == | == The Doctor's telescope == | ||
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On another [[planet (The Exterminator)|planet]], the Second Doctor used a folding telescope to observe a [[train]] pull into a station. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Exterminator]]'') | On another [[planet (The Exterminator)|planet]], the Second Doctor used a folding telescope to observe a [[train]] pull into a station. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Exterminator]]'') | ||
[[File:Folding telescope.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Third Doctor]] views afar with a telescope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'')]] | |||
On [[Solos]], the [[Third Doctor]] used a folding telescope to survey a [[Solonian]] village. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | On [[Solos]], the [[Third Doctor]] used a folding telescope to survey a [[Solonian]] village. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | ||
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On [[Kirith]], the Seventh Doctor used a telescope to survey Kirith town and its environs. He then gave the telescope to [[Miríl]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | On [[Kirith]], the Seventh Doctor used a telescope to survey Kirith town and its environs. He then gave the telescope to [[Miríl]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | ||
[[File:Telescope TARDIS Journey.jpg|thumb|A telescope observatory in [[the TARDIS]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'')]] | |||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had a telescope [[observatory]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'') | [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had a telescope [[observatory]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'') | ||
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[[Rezaul Kapoor]] owned a telescope which he and his sister [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] once used to observe [[Mars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]'') | [[Rezaul Kapoor]] owned a telescope which he and his sister [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] once used to observe [[Mars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]'') | ||
[[File:Telescope.jpg|thumb|[[Eugene Jones]] watches the skies for [[alien]] life. ([[TV]]: ''[[Random Shoes]]'')]] | |||
[[Eugene Jones]] owned a telescope, which he used to watch for [[alien]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Random Shoes]]'') | [[Eugene Jones]] owned a telescope, which he used to watch for [[alien]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Random Shoes]]'') | ||
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== References to telescopes == | == References to telescopes == | ||
[[Richard Dunbar]] told the Fourth Doctor that if he had seen anything like the [[Krynoid]] pod before, he must have a very powerful telescope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | [[Richard Dunbar]] told the Fourth Doctor that if he had seen anything like the [[Krynoid]] pod before, he must have a very powerful telescope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | ||
[[Category:Human technology]] | [[Category:Human technology]] | ||
[[Category:Optical magnification]] | [[Category:Optical magnification]] | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 6 May 2018
Telescopes were devices for looking at things from a distance. "spyglass"' was a name sometimes applied to handheld telescopes. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)
The Doctor's telescope
On Dulkis, the Second Doctor was about to view some ruins with a folding telescope when Jamie McCrimmon took it from him. He then returned it after using it to examine the ruins. (TV: The Dominators)
On another planet, the Second Doctor used a folding telescope to observe a train pull into a station. (COMIC: The Exterminator)
On Solos, the Third Doctor used a folding telescope to survey a Solonian village. (TV: The Mutants)
The Fourth Doctor gave Leela a telescope in Australia. (PROSE: The Bushranger's Story)
On Shontaa, the Fourth Doctor used a telescope to observe the duel between the Zygons Anktra and Kestral. (COMIC: Rest and Re-Creation)
On Pluto, the Fourth Doctor used a folding telescope to admire Megropolis One and noted it to be "an engineering achievement". (TV: The Sun Makers)
The Fourth Doctor and Romana I used a folding telescope to observe Zanak's control centre, the Bridge. The telescope was later confiscated from Romana by a guard, who described it as "a forbidden object". (TV: The Pirate Planet)
The Fourth Doctor used a telescope to locate the Jagaroth ship in Earth's primordial past. (TV: City of Death)
The Fourth Doctor used a telescope to observe the spaceship Hydrax from afar. (TV: State of Decay)
The newly-regenerated Seventh Doctor found a telescope in his former incarnation's coat pockets. (PROSE: The Useful Pile)
On Kirith, the Seventh Doctor used a telescope to survey Kirith town and its environs. He then gave the telescope to Miríl. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse)
The Doctor's TARDIS had a telescope observatory. (TV: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS)
Other telescopes
Early astronomers used telescopes to observe the stars and planets. In Alexandria a group of astronomers saw skyships. (COMIC: Voyager)
In the late 15th century, Giuliano developed a primitive telescope, which the Fourth Doctor deemed merely adequate. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora)
In the early 17th century, Galileo Galilei invented the telescope. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)
In 1959, Jerome Weismuller used a folding telescope to watch for a satellite. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)
The people of Sarn used telescopes. Peri Brown made use of a fixed telescope in order to search for the Fifth Doctor. (TV: Planet of Fire)
The Sixth Doctor used a fixed telescope aboard Voyager's "Death-ship" to follow Astrolabus's escape. (COMIC: Voyager)
Rezaul Kapoor owned a telescope which he and his sister Anji once used to observe Mars. (PROSE: Fear Itself)
Eugene Jones owned a telescope, which he used to watch for aliens. (TV: Random Shoes)
Wilfred Mott owned a telescope, which he frequently used. (TV: Partners in Crime) In a parallel world, he offered to sell it for extra money, but Donna Noble was firmly against it. (TV: Turn Left)
References to telescopes
Richard Dunbar told the Fourth Doctor that if he had seen anything like the Krynoid pod before, he must have a very powerful telescope. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)
