Romana I told the Fourth Doctor that Bartholomew's Planetary Gazetteer described Ribos as having a protected class three society. For this reason, she told him, Garron, who had assumed a Somerset accent, could not be from Earth, as there couldn't be any "Earth aliens" on Ribos. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
The first edition of Bartholomew's Planetary Gazetteer misprinted the planet Drornid's name as "Dronid". Subsequently, this became the name used by the rest of the universe. (PROSE: Alien Bodies)
Irving Braxiatel had a copy of the book on the Braxiatel Collection. He began looking for it when Patrick Quilby mentioned Bellotron, a planet with which he said he was unfamiliar. (AUDIO: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Bellotron Incident)
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- Bartholomew's Planetary Gazetteer is a reference to the famous 20th century map publisher John Bartholomew and Son.