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Due to its various inaccuracies, misspellings, and contradictory information, it is '''not considered''' a fully canonical [[BW:CJ|source text]] for the Original Series. Battlestar Wiki does aim to note the difference between this text and aired information however, though makes no guarantees on its status in ''Battlestar'' canon. | Due to its various inaccuracies, misspellings, and contradictory information, it is '''not considered''' a fully canonical [[BW:CJ|source text]] for the Original Series. Battlestar Wiki does aim to note the difference between this text and aired information however, though makes no guarantees on its status in ''Battlestar'' canon. | ||
== Errata == | |||
A listing of [http://www.answers.com/topic/erratum?cat=biz-fin errata] in the book that deviates from already established canonical material. | |||
* In general, the timeline given in the book does not correspond to the date [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] gave in "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]" (yahren [[7322]]).<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=59}}</ref> | |||
* The book mentions that [[Zac]] is short for "Zaccariah", although there is nothing to support this.<ref>''Ibid.'' 12, 57.</ref> | |||
* The picture of the alleged [[Agro Ship]] is actually a picture of the [[Mining Ship]] seen in both the [[Original Series|Original]] and [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref>''Ibid.'' 13.</ref> | |||
* The [[Borellian Nomen]] are referred to as "Borallians".<ref>''Ibid.'' 22-23</ref> | |||
* The top picture of a [[Borays|Boray]] is, in fact, the appearance of Count [[Iblis]] without special effects.<ref>''Ibid.'' 23</ref> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
: ''Please note that page numbers reflect the numbering in the PDF file that is linked above, and not in the actual encyclopedia itself, as the pages are not individually numbered in the actual book.'' | |||
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Encyclopedia Galactica: From the Fleet Library aboard the Battlestar Galactica (Windmill Books and E.P. Dutton 1979, ISBN 0525610391), edited by Bruce Kraus, is an encyclopedia of the Original Series.
Encyclopedia Galactica is presently out of print, although copies of it, at times, are available either through Amazon.com or eBay.
Due to its various inaccuracies, misspellings, and contradictory information, it is not considered a fully canonical source text for the Original Series. Battlestar Wiki does aim to note the difference between this text and aired information however, though makes no guarantees on its status in Battlestar canon.
Errata
A listing of errata in the book that deviates from already established canonical material.
- In general, the timeline given in the book does not correspond to the date Starbuck gave in "The Man with Nine Lives" (yahren 7322).[2]
- The book mentions that Zac is short for "Zaccariah", although there is nothing to support this.[3]
- The picture of the alleged Agro Ship is actually a picture of the Mining Ship seen in both the Original and Re-imagined Series.[4]
- The Borellian Nomen are referred to as "Borallians".[5]
- The top picture of a Boray is, in fact, the appearance of Count Iblis without special effects.[6]
External links
- Encyclopedia Galactica in PDF format, original JPEGs scanned by jjrakman at ColonialFleets.com.
References
- Please note that page numbers reflect the numbering in the PDF file that is linked above, and not in the actual encyclopedia itself, as the pages are not individually numbered in the actual book.