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'''Vulcan''' was a [[planet]] which supported a [[human]] [[colony]]. | '''Vulcan''' was a [[planet]] which supported a [[human]] [[colony]]. | ||
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* Scientists of the 19th and 20th centuries hypothesised the existence of a [[planet]] between the orbit of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] and [[Sol]], and sometimes referred to that planet as Vulcan. This {{w|Vulcan (hypothetical planet)|theory}} has since been discredited. ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'' makes reference to this. | * Scientists of the 19th and 20th centuries hypothesised the existence of a [[planet]] between the orbit of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] and [[Sol]], and sometimes referred to that planet as Vulcan. This {{w|Vulcan (hypothetical planet)|theory}} has since been discredited. ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'' makes reference to this. | ||
* The ''[[Star Trek]]'' character [[Spock]] came from the fictional planet {{w|Vulcan (Star Trek planet)|Vulcan}}. ''Star Trek'' only just beat ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in introducing the concept of an alien world called Vulcan by a few weeks, as it debuted not quite two months before ''The Power of the Daleks'' aired. Both shows seem to have selected the name independently. | * The ''[[Star Trek]]'' character [[Spock]] came from the fictional planet {{w|Vulcan (Star Trek planet)|Vulcan}}. ''Star Trek'' only just beat ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in introducing the concept of an alien world called Vulcan by a few weeks, as it debuted not quite two months before ''The Power of the Daleks'' aired. Both shows seem to have selected the name independently. | ||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Mutter's Spiral planets]] | [[Category:Mutter's Spiral planets]] | ||
