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Watts Towers Station
Watts is plural for ''watt'', the unit of power. Watts may also refer to: People *Watts (surname), list of people with the surname Watts Fictional characters *Watts, main character in the film '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' *Watts family, six characters in the TV series ''EastEnders'' *Curly Watts, in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Peter Watts, in the TV series ''Millennium'' *Raquel Watts, in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *Wade Owen Watts, protagonist in the novel ''Ready Player One'' and its film adaption. Places United Kingdom * Watts Bank, a nature reserve in Berkshire, England. * Watts Hill, Dorset, England. * Watts Mortuary Chapel, Surrey, England * Watts Naval School, Norfolk, England * Watts Warehouse, Manchester, England United States * Watts, Los Angeles, California, a city district ** Watts, California, former city that was supplanted by Watts, Los Angeles ** Watts Station, historic train station in Watts, Los Angeles ** Watts Towers, 17 sculptura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James Watt (1736–1819), an 18th-century Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved the Newcomen engine with his own steam engine in 1776. Watt's invention was fundamental for the Industrial Revolution. Overview When an object's velocity is held constant at one metre per second against a constant opposing force of one newton, the rate at which work is done is one watt. : \mathrm In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which electrical work is performed when a current of one ampere (A) flows across an electrical potential difference of one volt (V), meaning the watt is equivalent to the volt-ampere (the latter unit, however, is used for a different quantity from the real power of an electrical circuit). : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts Towers
The Watts Towers, Towers of Simon Rodia, or ''Nuestro Pueblo'' ("our town" in Spanish) are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers, architectural structures, and individual sculptural features and mosaics within the site of the artist's original residential property in Watts, Los Angeles. The entire site of towers, structures, sculptures, pavement and walls were designed and built solely by Sabato ("Simon" or "Sam") Rodia (1879 or 1886 to 1965), an Italian immigrant construction worker and tile mason, over a period of 33 years from 1921 to 1954. The tallest of the towers is . The work is an example of outsider art (or Art Brut) and Italian-American naïve art. The Watts Towers were designated a National Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark in 1990. They are also a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and one of nine folk art sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles. The Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts River
The Watts River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip and Western Port catchment, located in the Healesville area, in the Central region of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The Watts River rises below Mount Vinegar in the Yarra Ranges, a part of the Great Dividing Range, within the Watts River Reference Area, near the settlement of Somers Park, north-east of . The river flows generally south, then north-west, then south-west, where it is impounded by the Maroondah Dam to create the Maroondah Reservoir. After flowing over the dam spillway, the river flows generally west by south, joined by Meyers Creek, before reaching its confluence with the Yarra River south of Healesville. The river descends over its course. Watts River became part of Melbourne's water supply system in 1891, with the construction of a diversion weir and the Maroondah Aqueduct. At that time, the catchments were closed and cleared of human habitation. The river was dammed in 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts (crater)
Watts is a small Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that is located at the extreme northern edge of the Mare Fecunditatis. It was named after American astronomer Chester Burleigh Watts. Just one crater diameter to the northwest is the irregular Da Vinci (lunar crater), da Vinci. Farther to the south is the larger crater Taruntius (crater), Taruntius. The rim of this crater is broken in the south and the interior is flooded with lava. The terrain about the crater has also been resurfaced by past lava flows, leaving on a low rim raised about the nearly level surroundings. The southwest rim is attached to a low rim that connects with da Vinci. This crater was previously designated Taruntius D before being named by the International Astronomical Union, IAU. References * * * * * * * * * * * External links {{Commonscat LTO-61B3 Watts — L&PI topographic map Impact craters on the Moon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1798 Watts
1798 Watts, provisional designation , is a stony asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 April 1949, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. The asteroid was named for American astronomer Chester Burleigh Watts. Its small minor-planet moon has a period of 26.96 hours. Orbit and classification ''Watts'' is a member of the Flora family, a large group of stony S-type asteroids in the inner main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,192 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 6 ° with respect to the ecliptic. ''Watts'' was first observed and identified as at Yerkes Observatory in 1934, extending the body's observation arc by 15 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics Spectral type In the SMASS classifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania
Watts Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31.0 km2), of which 11.7 square miles (30.2 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2) (2.34%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,196 people, 447 households and 333 families residing in the township. The population density was 102.4 per square mile (39.6/km2). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 41.3/sq mi (15.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.25% White, 0.08% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 447 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts Island Light
The Watts Island Light was a historic lighthouse located near Watts Island in the Chesapeake Bay. It was the only lighthouse built by John Donahoo outside of Maryland. History The island on which this light stood was originally called Little Watts Island, though by 1867 the light was referred to as if it were on the much larger Watts Island proper a short ways north. It was constructed in 1833 by John Donahoo and is the only one of his thirteen lights outside of Maryland. The island was plagued with erosion, and by 1923 four of the original had disappeared. In that year the light was automated and the entire island of Little Watts, including the keeper's house, was sold to a Baltimore insurance executive, save a diameter plot centered on the tower. After the light was automated, Charles Hardenberg, a Princeton-educated lawyer from a respected Jersey City, New Jersey family moved into the abandoned keeper's house after his brother, a physician, bought Little Watts. Hardenberg had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts Hospital
Watts Hospital, located in Durham, North Carolina was the city's first hospital, operating between 1895 and 1976. The hospital opened in 1895, funded entirely by George W. Watts, as a private, 22-bed, modern hospital dedicated to the care of Durham's white citizens and offered free care to those unable to pay. The hospital became public in 1953 and closed 1976, when Durham County General Hospital opened. The grounds and buildings of the hospital's 1909 campus were converted to become the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, which began classes in 1980. History Watts was established in 1895, on land donated by George Watts with an endowment of $50,000, provided solely by Watts. The land fronted on West Main Street with Guess Road (later renamed Buchanan Blvd.) to the west and Watts Street to the east. By 1909, the 22-bed hospital was insufficient for the explosive growth of Durham, and new, larger facility was built on at the intersection of Club Boulevard and Broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts Community, Oklahoma
Watts Community is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 500 at the 2000 census. The community was not recorded as a CDP in 2010. Geography The Watts Community CDP was located at (36.060284, -94.565327). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , of which was land and , 3.78%, was water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 500 people, 192 households, and 144 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 28.0 people per square mile (10.8/km2). There were 213 housing units at an average density of 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.00% White, 16.80% Native American, 0.80% from other races, and 14.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population. There were 192 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 4.7% had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts Building (Birmingham, Alabama)
Watts Building in Birmingham, Alabama, is an Art Deco building built in 1927. ''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... (NRHP) in 1979. References National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham, Alabama Office buildings completed in 1927 Art Deco architecture in Alabama {{Alabama-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts Branch (Potomac River)
Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. Course The headwaters of the stream originate in the city of Rockville, and the branch flows southwest for ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 under the C&O Canal near Swain's Lock, to the Potomac River, which drains to the Chesapeake Bay. The watershed area is about .City of Rockville, MD''Watts Branch Watershed Study and Management Plan Final Report.''August 6, 2001. Portions of Watts Branch flow through a stream valley park, a mostly undeveloped natural area which acts as a riparian buffer zone to help minimize stream bank erosion and filter pollutants from stormwater runoff. Development impacts on water quality While some parts of the Watts Branch watershed are parkland or remain forested, the area is adjacent to Rockville town center and the Interstate 270 corridor. This community has experience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts Branch (Anacostia River)
Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Anacostia River in Prince George's County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Course The headwaters of the stream originate in the Capitol Heights area of Prince George's County, and the branch flows roughly northwest for to the Anacostia, which drains to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. The watershed area of Watts Branch is about in Prince George's County and in Washington. Water quality Watts Branch is in a highly urbanized area, and its water quality has been rated as poor by government agencies. The stream has been polluted by urban runoff (stormwater), dumped trash and leaking sewer pipes. Much of the stream is in concrete channels or culverts. A variety of stream cleanup and restoration projects have been initiated by D.C. government, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal agencies, in cooperation with community organizations such as thAnacostia Riverkeeper thAnacostia Watershed Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
