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First Appearance TOS04 (13 Oct 1966)
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A bearing was used to determine the relationship of a ship[1] or individual[2] to a direction,[1] and was typically given as a pair of angles relative to the point of origin, such as one-eleven mark fourteen:[3] 111° on the X axis and 14° on the Y axis.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Mudd's Women". Star Trek, season 1, episode 6 (Production number 04). Directed by Harvey Hart. Written by Stephen Kandel. Desilu Productions. 13 October 1966.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Devil in the Dark." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 25 (Production 26). Directed by Joseph Pevney. Written by Gene L. Coon. Desilu Productions, 9 March 1967.
  3. Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Balance of Terror". Star Trek, season 1, episode 14 (Production number 09). Directed by Vincent McEveety. Written by Paul Schneider. Desilu Productions. 15 December 1966.