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Vulcan
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Vulcan Planet: Class-M planet, homeworld to the
Vulcan race. Hot and arid, Vulcan is a member of the
Unitted Federation of
Planets of planets.
Vulcan was the homeworld of
Spock and
Sarek The planet has no
moon. ("The Man Trap" [TOS] ). The original Starship
Enterprise
visited Vulcan in ("Amok Time"[TOS] and "Journey To
Babel"[TOS] ). We also saw Vulcan (curiously with several moons - or at least
near by planets) in these others movies.....
Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: III and in Star Trek IV the
Enterprise-D visited Vulcan in "Sarek"
Vulcans: Humanoid race native to planet Vulcan
of which Mr. Spock is a member. Vulcans were once a passionate, violent
people whose civilization was torn by terrible wars ("Let That Be Your Last
Battlefield" {TOS], "All Our Yesterdays" [TOS]). The ancient philosopher
Surak,
revered as the father of Vulcan cilization, led his people some 2,000 years
ago to reject their emotions in favor of a philosophythat embraced pure logic.
("The Savage Curtain'[TOS]). Vulcan society is now based entirely
on logic and any trappings of emtions are considered to be in extremely poor
taste.
One group did not accept Surak's teachings and instead
left Vulcan to found the Warrrior Romulan Star Empire. ("Unification,
Part I" [TNG])
In thedistant past, Vulcans killed to win their
mates. Even in the present, Vulcans revert to ancient mating rituals,
apparently the price these people must pay for totally suppressing their
natural emotions. When vulcan children are about seven, their parents
select a future mate, and the two children are joined in a ceremony that
links them telepathically. When the two children come of age, they
are compelled to join together for the marriage rituals. The time of
mating,
Pon farr, is when the stoically logical Vulcans pay for their rigid control
by experiencing a period of total emotional abandon. In Vulcans adults,
Pon farr comes every seven years. (" Amok Time" [TOS])
Because planet Vulcan has a higher gravity than
Earth, and its atmosphere is thinner, Vulcans in an Earth-normal environment
demonstrate greater physical strength and more acute
hearing than humans. The intensity of the Vulcan sun caused the Vulcans
to evolve a secondary eyelid to protect the retina. This inner eyelid
involuntarily closes when the eye is exposed to extremely intense light.
Spock's inner eyelid protected him in 2267
against powerful light used in an experiment to eradicate the Denevan neural
parasite in 2267. ("Operation - Annihilate!"[TOS]). AVulcan's
heart is where the humans liver is. When injured, Vulcans concentrate
their strengh, blood, and antibodies onto the injured organs in a type of
self-induced
hypnosis. ("A Private Little War"[TOS])
Vulcan Science Academy: Institute of higher learning
on planet Vulcan. Spock chose to apply to the
Starfleet in 2249 rather than stay on his homeworld and study at the Academy.
That decision was the cause of a rift between Spock and his father
Sarek that last for 18 years.
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