Editing Centon

In the universe of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], a '''centon''' is a Colonial measurement of time.

The term is analogous to a '''minute'''. The plural form is "centons."

One (1) centon is equal to one hundred (100) [[Micron (TOS)|microns]].

In "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]", Boomer used the phrase "Just a centon," 
the Colonial equivalent of "Just a minute."

In "[[Saga of a Star World]]", it appears that centon meant something closer to a week.  ( [[Secton]] came into use as the Colonial equivalent for week in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]] ) In the pilot, Apollo told the Quorum of the Twelve that the intended route to Carillon would have taken "taken us centons of our way." The use of two other time units - [[millicenton]] and [[microcenton]] - seem to have been based off of this original definition of the centon as a week, especially when you consider the metric prefixes of "milli" (thousand) and "micro" (million). Both terms were used almost exclusively in the first two episodes.

Beginning with "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", use of the term centon was consistent in the series. In it, Lucifer told Baltar that the outpost was 1.5 hectares from the Galactica and that they could catch the Galactica at light speed "within a centon." According to the [http://www.chrispappas.com/archives/wguide.html Writer's Guide], a hectar is 9 million miles, or roughly a light minute.

''See also: [[Units of Measure (TOS)]]''

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-A '''centon''' is a Colonial measurement of time.
+In the universe of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], a '''centon''' is a Colonial measurement of time.
 The term is analogous to a '''minute'''. The plural form is "centons."
-One (1) centon is equal to one hundred (100) {{TOS|Micron|microns}}.
+One (1) centon is equal to one hundred (100) [[Micron (TOS)|microns]].
-==Episode usage==
+In "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]", Boomer used the phrase "Just a centon,"
+the Colonial equivalent of "Just a minute."
-* In "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]," Boomer uses the phrase "Just a centon," the Colonial equivalent of "Just a minute."
+In "[[Saga of a Star World]]", it appears that centon meant something closer to a week.  ( [[Secton]] came into use as the Colonial equivalent for week in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]] ) In the pilot, Apollo told the Quorum of the Twelve that the intended route to Carillon would have taken "taken us centons of our way." The use of two other time units - [[millicenton]] and [[microcenton]] - seem to have been based off of this original definition of the centon as a week, especially when you consider the metric prefixes of "milli" (thousand) and "micro" (million). Both terms were used almost exclusively in the first two episodes.
-* In "[[Saga of a Star World]]," it appears that centon meant something closer to a week ([[secton]] came into use as the Colonial equivalent for week in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]"). In the pilot, Apollo tells the Quorum of the Twelve that the intended route to [[Carillon]] would "take us centons of our way." The use of two other time units—[[millicenton]] and [[microcenton]]—seem to be based off of this original definition of the centon as a week, especially when considering the metric prefixes of "milli" (thousandth) and "micro" (millionth). Both terms are used almost exclusively in the first two episodes.
+Beginning with "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", use of the term centon was consistent in the series. In it, Lucifer told Baltar that the outpost was 1.5 hectares from the Galactica and that they could catch the Galactica at light speed "within a centon." According to the [http://www.chrispappas.com/archives/wguide.html Writer's Guide], a hectar is 9 million miles, or roughly a light minute.
-* Beginning with "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]," use of the term centon is consistent in the series. In it, Lucifer tells Baltar that the outpost is 1.5 hectares from ''Galactica'' and that they could catch the battlestar at light speed "within a centon." According to the [http://www.chrispappas.com/archives/wguide.html Writer's Guide], a hectar is 9 million miles, or roughly a light minute.
+''See also: [[Units of Measure (TOS)]]''
-== Behind The Scenes ==
-* At the 1998 Twenty Yahren Reunion convention in Los Angelos, Galactica writer Terrence McDonnell said that a centon was originally supposed to be an hour, but Glen Larson would continually get it wrong in his scripts. One day, they were having a meeting and Glen would sit higher than everyone else. After the meeting ended, McDonnell said to Larson, "I noticed some problems in your script." Larson didn't seem too happy with his input, so he never brought it up again.<ref>[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/20YahrenReunion.htm Account of the Twenty Yahren Reunion at Sheba’s Galaxy]</ref>
-* The original script for "[[Greetings From Earth]]" has a key that says a centon is a minute, a centar is an hour, a secton is a week, and a yahren is a year.<ref>[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/GREETINGSFROMEARTH.htm Greetings From Earth episode review at Sheba's Galaxy]</ref>
-==See also==
-*[[List of terms (TOS)]]
-== External Links ==
-*[http://www.kobol.com/archives/timeunit.html Battlestar Galactica Time Units and Their Earth Equivalents - Kobol.com]
-== References ==
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