Imperial Moon (novel): Difference between revisions
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=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
* Reading about the impeller engine in Haliwell's diary, the Doctor compares it to a form of reactionless drive, which he states humanity will develop for real two centuries after the events described here. | * Reading about the impeller engine in Haliwell's diary, the Doctor compares it to a form of reactionless drive, which he states humanity will develop for real two centuries after the events described here. | ||
* Turlough argues that human technology was not advanced enough in the Victorian era to develop spaceships, but the Doctor | * Turlough argues that human technology was not advanced enough in the Victorian era to develop spaceships, but the Doctor responds by observing that Victorian engineering in 1878 had reached the level to build a sound, airtight hull, and the diary makes note of chemical processes being used to purify the air, even if he agrees that the impeller engine is an example of anomalous technology. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
