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Burns Monument Centre, Kilmarnock (geograph 5067784)
Burns may refer to: * Burn, an injury (plural) People: * Burns (surname), includes list of people and characters Business: * Burns London, a British guitar maker Places: ;In the United States * Burns, Colorado, unincorporated community in Eagle County * Burns, Kansas, city in Marion County * Burns, Missouri, unincorporated community * Burns, New York, town in Allegany County * Burns, Oregon, city in Harney County * Burns, Tennessee, town in Dickson County * Burns, Wisconsin, town in La Crosse County ** Burns (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Burns, Wyoming, town in Laramie County Buildings: * H.B. Burns Memorial Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Ships: * USS ''Burns'' (DD-171), a United States Navy destroyer in commission from 1919 to 1930 * USS ''Burns'' (DD-588), a United States Navy destroyer in commission from 1943 to 1946 * USS ''W. W. Burns'' (1861), a schooner acquired by the United States Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burn
A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ultraviolet radiation (like sunburn). Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids (called scalding), solids, or fire. Burns occur mainly in the home or the workplace. In the home, risks are associated with domestic kitchens, including stoves, flames, and hot liquids. In the workplace, risks are associated with fire and chemical and electric burns. Alcoholism and smoking are other risk factors. Burns can also occur as a result of self-harm or violence between people (assault). Burns that affect only the superficial skin layers are known as superficial or first-degree burns. They appear red without blisters and pain typically lasts around three days. When the injury extends into some of the underlying skin layer, it is a partial-thickness or second-degree burn. Blisters are frequently present and they are often very painful. Healing can require up to eight weeks and scarri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burns, Wyoming
Burns is a town in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 301 at the 2010 census. Geography Burns is located at (41.191962, -104.358163), approximately east of Cheyenne. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 356 people, 118 households, and 83 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 138 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 87.1% White, 0.1% African American, 1.1% Native American, 2.2% from other races, and 8.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.7% of the population. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 301 people, 118 households, and 83 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 138 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnside (other)
Burnside may refer to: Places Antarctica * Burnside Ridges, Oates Land Australia * City of Burnside, a local government area of Adelaide, South Australia ** Burnside, South Australia, a suburb of the City of Burnside * Burnside, New South Wales, in the Oatlands suburb of Sydney * Burnside, Queensland, a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region * Burnside, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne * Burnside, Western Australia, in the South West region * Lake Burnside, in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia Canada * Burnside, Nova Scotia, an urban neighbourhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia * Burnside Drive, a road in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia * Burnside, Colchester County, an unincorporated rural community in Nova Scotia * Burnside Hall, a building on the downtown campus of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec * Burnside, Newfoundland and Labrador, a seaside town in Newfoundland * Burnside, Ontario, in the township of Severn * Burnside River, Nunavut New Zealand * Burnside, Christchu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burns Township (other)
Burns Township may refer to: Canada * Burns Township, Ontario, now part of Madawaska Valley United States * Burns Township, Henry County, Illinois * Burns Township, Michigan * Burns Township, Anoka County, Minnesota Nowthen is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,536 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Nowthen is loca ..., now the city of Nowthen {{geodis Township name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burn (other)
A burn is an injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, or friction. Burn may also refer to: Places * Burn, North Yorkshire, a village in England * Burn Manor, Cornwall People *Amos Burn (1848–1925), English chess player * Harry T. Burn (1895–1977), member of the Tennessee General Assembly *John Burn (other) *Joshua Harold Burn (1892–1981), English pharmacologist *Richard Burn (1709–1785), English legal writer *Richard Burn (Indologist) (1871–1947), English historian of India *Robert Burn (architect) (1752–1815), Scottish architect, father of William Burn *Robert Burn (classicist) (1829–1904), English classical scholar and archaeologist * Robert Scott Burn (1825–1901), Scottish engineer and author *Rodney Joseph Burn (1899–1984), English artist *William Burn (1789–1870), Scottish architect * William Wallace Allison Burn (1891–1915), New Zealand aviator *Burn Gorman (born 1974), English actor Arts, entertainment, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burns (crater)
Burns is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 43 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Burns is named for the Scottish poet Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ..., who lived from 1759 to 1796. To the southeast of Burns is the crater To Ngoc Van, which shows evidence of volcanic activity. References Impact craters on Mercury Robert Burns {{Mercury-planet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2708 Burns
2708 Burns ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 24 November 1981, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States. It was named after American planetary scientist Joseph A. Burns. The likely elongated B-type asteroid has a rotation period of 5.3 hours. Orbit and classification ''Burns'' is a Themistian asteroid that belongs to the Themis family (), a very large family of carbonaceous asteroids, named after 24 Themis. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.5–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 5 months (1,975 days; semi-major axis of 3.08 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 3 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first observed as at Winchester Observatory in January 1912. The body's observation arc begins with a pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Burns (DD-588)
USS ''Burns'' (DD-588), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Hugh Otway Burns (1775–1850), a privateer in the War of 1812. ''Hugh Burns'' was launched 8 August 1942 by Charleston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Harry L. Smith, great-granddaughter of Captain Hugh Burns; and commissioned 3 April 1943. Service history ''Burns'' arrived at Pearl Harbor 17 September 1943 and after a few weeks of training, embarked upon an outstanding World War II career. Between October 1943 and July 1945, with the exception of a stateside yard period (February–April 1945), ''Burns'' participated in the following operations, acting as anti-submarine escort, picket ship, fighter director ship, and aircraft rescue ship: * Wake Island raid (5–6 October 1943), * Gilbert Islands campaign (20 November – 8 December); * Marshall Islands campaign ** occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls (29 January – 8 February 1944), ** raids on *** Truk (16–17 Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Burns (DD-171)
USS ''Burns'' (DD-171) was a built for the United States Navy during World War I. Description The ''Wickes'' class was an improved and faster version of the preceding . Two different designs were prepared to the same specification that mainly differed in the turbines and boilers used. The ships built to the Bethlehem Steel design, built in the Fore River and Union Iron Works shipyards, mostly used Yarrow boilers that deteriorated badly during service and were mostly scrapped during the 1930s.Gardiner & Gray, p. 124 The ships displaced at standard load and at deep load. They had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . They had a crew of 6 officers and 108 enlisted men. Performance differed radically between the ships of the class, often due to poor workmanship. The ''Wickes'' class was powered by two steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of intended to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burns (community), Wisconsin
Burns is an unincorporated community located in the town of Burns, La Crosse County, Wisconsin La Crosse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 120,784. Its county seat is La Crosse. La Crosse County is included in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area wit ..., United States. The community was named after Timothy Burns, a member of the Wisconsin Assembly and the third Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, who played a part in promoting the area. Notes Unincorporated communities in La Crosse County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{LaCrosseCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burns (surname)
The surname Burns has several origins. In some cases it derived from the Middle English or Scots ''burn'', and originated as a topographic name for an individual who lived by a stream. In other cases the surname is a variant form of the surname ''Burnhouse'', which originated as habitational name, derived from a place name made up of the word elements ''burn'' and ''house''. In other cases the surname ''Burns'' originated as a nickname meaning "burn house". In other cases, the surname ''Burns'' is an Anglicised form of the Irish '' Ó Broin'',. This webpage is a partial transcription of . which means "descendant of ''Bran''".. This webpage is a partial transcription of . In some cases the surname ''Burns'' is an Americanized form of the Jewish surname ''Bernstein'', which is derived from the German ''bernstein'' ("amber").. This webpage is a partial transcription of . An early form of the surname when derived from the place name ''Burnhouse'' is "''Burnis''", recorded in 1526. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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