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A degree was a measurement derived from dividing a circle into 360 equal parts. A degree was further divided into sixty [[arc minute|minutes of arc]], which in turn contained sixty [[arc second|seconds of arc]].<ref name="STSL"/> When the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] took [[photographs]] as part of a [[star mapping]] mission on [[Stardate]] [[2266#SD1512|1512.1]], they overlapped the images by one degree.<ref name="TOS03"/> | A degree was a measurement derived from dividing a circle into 360 equal parts. A degree was further divided into sixty [[arc minute|minutes of arc]], which in turn contained sixty [[arc second|seconds of arc]].<ref name="STSL"/> When the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] took [[photographs]] as part of a [[star mapping]] mission on [[Stardate]] [[2266#SD1512|1512.1]], they overlapped the images by one degree.<ref name="TOS03"/> | ||
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First Appearance | • Arc: TOS03 (10 Nov 1966) • Temperature: TOS05 (6 Oct 1966) |
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A degree was a measurement derived from dividing a circle into 360 equal parts. A degree was further divided into sixty minutes of arc, which in turn contained sixty seconds of arc.[1] When the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 took photographs as part of a star mapping mission on Stardate 1512.1, they overlapped the images by one degree.[2]
A degree was also a unit of temperature measurement. The planet Alfa 177 dropped to -120 degrees each night — whether that was on the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale was never stated, though the difference between scales was irrelevant at that temperature.[3]
Notes and References
- ↑ Bormanis, Andre. Star Trek: Science Logs. Pocket Books, March 1998.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Corbomite Maneuver". Star Trek, season 1, episode 10 (Production number 03). Directed by Joseph Sargent. Written by Jerry Sohl. Desilu Productions. 10 November 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Enemy Within". Star Trek, season 1, episode 5 (Production number 05). Directed by Leo Penn. Written by Richard Matheson. Desilu Productions. 6 October 1966.