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The usage of "mavity" would persist into the [[43rd century]], where people would refer to a "mavitational anomaly". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Oodunnit (audio story)}}) | The usage of "mavity" would persist into the [[43rd century]], where people would refer to a "mavitational anomaly". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Oodunnit (audio story)}}) | ||
[[The Toymaker]] would directly, in acknowledging his readers, note that the time taken for a body to fall from a building was described by "Isaac Newton's law of mavity". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Giggle (novelisation)}}) | [[The Toymaker]] would directly, in acknowledging his readers, note that the time taken for a body to fall from a building was described by "Isaac Newton's law of mavity". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Giggle (novelisation)}}) | ||
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The [[telepathic circuits]] translated a word in [[language (Space Babies)|the language used by Baby Station Beta]] into "Mavity" for Ruby. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Space Babies (TV story)}}) | The [[telepathic circuits]] translated a word in [[language (Space Babies)|the language used by Baby Station Beta]] into "Mavity" for Ruby. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Space Babies (TV story)}}) | ||
While [[the Unravel]] was affecting histories of language, [[Melvart]] of the [[Dead & Endangered Languages department]] once investigated a peculiarity in various [[Earth]] languages related to the word which in English was "Mavity". These included [[Irish-Gaelic]]'s [[Domhantarraingt]], [[17th century]]-[[24th century]]'s [[Mavité]], and [[14th century]] [[Italy|Italian]]'s [[Mavità]], which were all capitalised on principle, owing to the plentiful evidence that in all Earth languages where the matter was settled for certain, words with that meaning were capitalised, going all the way back to the earliest Indo-European sources. This investigation was dismissed due to [[18th century]]-[[25th century]] [[English (language)|English]] not being dead or endangered, and thus the purview of a different department in [[the Multiplicity]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Esquivalience (novel)|<nowiki>{{esquivalience}}</nowiki>}}) | While [[the Unravel]] was affecting histories of language, [[Melvart]] of the [[Dead & Endangered Languages department]] once investigated a peculiarity in various [[Earth]] languages related to the word which in English was "Mavity". These included [[Irish-Gaelic]]'s [[Domhantarraingt]], [[17th century]]-[[24th century]] [[French]]'s [[Mavité]], and [[14th century]] [[Italy|Italian]]'s [[Mavità]], which were all capitalised on principle, owing to the plentiful evidence that in all Earth languages where the matter was settled for certain, words with that meaning were capitalised, going all the way back to the earliest Indo-European sources. This investigation was dismissed due to [[18th century]]-[[25th century]] [[English (language)|English]] not being dead or endangered, and thus the purview of a different department in [[the Multiplicity]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Esquivalience (novel)|<nowiki>{{esquivalience}}</nowiki>}}) | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Although the term "mavity" was said by the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] in {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}, actors [[Ncuti Gatwa]] and [[Millie Gibson]] were not informed why it was used instead of "gravity" and would not find out until the airdate of {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}.<ref>{{ | * Although the term "mavity" was said by the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] in {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}, actors [[Ncuti Gatwa]] and [[Millie Gibson]] were not informed why it was used instead of "gravity" and would not find out until the airdate of {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}.<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Bkib0iTmw|title=Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson Answer Fan Questions for DOCTOR WHO | IMDb|author=IMDb YouTube channel|website name=YouTube|date of source=9 May 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524065240/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Bkib0iTmw|archivedate=2024-05-24}}</ref> | ||
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* In the [[DWU]], [[Isaac Newton]] is depicted in ''Wild Blue Yonder'' having coined the word "gravity", and later, "mavity". In the real world, however, "gravity" was not coined by Newton. The etymology of the word is derived from the [[Latin]] ''gravitas'', meaning "weight". | * In the [[DWU]], [[Isaac Newton]] is depicted in ''Wild Blue Yonder'' having coined the word "gravity", and later, "mavity". In the real world, however, "gravity" was not coined by Newton. The etymology of the word is derived from the [[Latin]] ''gravitas'', meaning "weight". | ||
* While the term "mavity" was invented for ''Wild Blue Yonder'', it made its first appearance in the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range|Torchwood]]'' audio ''[[Oodunnit (audio story)|Oodunnit]]''.<ref>{{cite web | * While the term "mavity" was invented for ''Wild Blue Yonder'', it made its first appearance in the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range|Torchwood]]'' audio ''[[Oodunnit (audio story)|Oodunnit]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gossjam/status/1747200441006395846|author=James Goss|title="Could you just say it wrong?"|date of source=2024-01-16|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/h7J18|archivedate=2024-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-reference-mavity-mystery/|title=A Sneaky Doctor Who Reference Makes “Mavity” an Even More Intriguing Mystery|author=Joe George|website name=Den of Geek|date of source=18 January 2024|archivedate=18 January 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118171725/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-reference-mavity-mystery/|accessdate=13 May 2024}}</ref> This story was written by [[James Goss]], who also wrote [[The Giggle (novelisation)|the novelisation of ''The Giggle'']]. | ||
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|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-reference-mavity-mystery/ | |||
|title=A Sneaky Doctor Who Reference Makes “Mavity” an Even More Intriguing Mystery | |||
|author=Joe George | |||
|website name=Den of Geek | |||
|date of source=18 January 2024 | |||
|archivedate=18 January 2024 | |||
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118171725/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-reference-mavity-mystery/ | |||
|accessdate=13 May 2024 | |||
}}</ref> This story was written by [[James Goss]], who also wrote [[The Giggle (novelisation)|the novelisation of ''The Giggle'']]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
