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Uranus (other)
Uranus is a planet in the Solar System. Uranus may also refer to: * Uranus (mythology), an ancient Greek sky god Fiction * ''Uranus'' (novel), a 1948 novel by Marcel Aymé *Uranus, a character in '' Duckman'' *Uranus, a character in ''Bloody Roar'' *Uranus, a character in ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' *Uranus Corporation, a fictional corporation in '' The Groove Tube'' Music * " Uranus, the Magician", a movement in Gustav Holst's ''The Planets'' * ''Uranus'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Shellac Other uses * Uranus (astrology), the astrological aspects of Uranus * ''Uranus'' (film), a 1990 film starring Gérard Depardieu * German trawler ''Uranus'', a ''vorpostenboot'' briefly in service in 1940 * Club Uranus, an event at The EndUp * Operation Uranus, a Soviet World War II offensive to win the Battle of Stalingrad * Uranus Hill or Dealul Spirii, a hill in Bucharest, Romania *Uranus, Missouri Uranus is a tourist attraction in unincorporated rural Pulaski County, Missouri, United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. Its name is a reference to the Greek god of the sky, Uranus (mythology), Uranus (Caelus), who, according to Greek mythology, was the great-grandfather of Ares (Mars (mythology), Mars), grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter (mythology), Jupiter) and father of Cronus (Saturn (mythology), Saturn). It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both have bulk chemical compositions which differ from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. For this reason, scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as "ice giants" to distinguish them from the other giant planets. As with gas giants, ice giants also lack a well defined "solid surface." Uranus's Atmosphere#Others, atmosphere is similar to Jupiter's and Saturn's in its primary composition of hydrogen and helium, but it contains more "volatiles, ices" such as water, ammonia, and methane, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Trawler Uranus
''Fritz Homann'' was a fishing trawler that was built in 1930 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Wesermünde for Grundmann & Gröschel. She served with the Kriegsmarine during World War II as the weather ship ''WBS 3 Fritz Homann'', ''WBS 4 Fritz Homann'' and the vorpostenboote ''Neptune'' and ''V 5717 Fritz Homann''. She returned to her former rôle as a trawler post-war, and was sold to Finland in 1955. Renamed ''Saukko'', she was scrapped in 1985. Description ''Fritz Homann'' was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was powered by a 64 nhp triple expansion steam engine which was built by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG (Deschimag), Seebeck. The engine drove a single screw propeller, giving her a speed of . She was assessed at , , . History ''Fritz Homann'' was built as yard number 499 in 1930 by Deschimag, Wesermünde for Grundmann and Gröschel. She was completed in August 1930. Her port of registry was Wesermünde. The Code Letters KRNL, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urania (other)
Urania is a muse in Greek mythology. Urania or Ourania may also refer to: Mythology * Aphrodite Urania, a title for the Greek goddess Aphrodite, as opposed to Aphrodite Pandemos *Urania, an Oceanid People * Julia Urania, wife of Roman client King Ptolemy of Mauretania * Urania Papatheu (born 1965), Italian politician Places *Urânia, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil * Urania, Louisiana, a town in the United States * Urania, Michigan, a former community * Urania, South Australia, a locality in the Yorke Peninsula Council Publications Magazines and journals *''Urania'', a German science magazine published by Gesellschaft zur Verbreitung wissenschaftlicher Kenntnisse * ''Urania'' (journal), a genderqueer feminist journal circulated between 1916 and 1940 * ''Urania'' (magazine), a number of science fiction magazines *''Urania - Postępy Astronomii'', a Polish popular science magazine Literature *''The Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania'', a work by Lady Mary Wroth *''Ura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Uranus
is a fictional lead character in the ''Sailor Moon'' media franchise. Sailor Uranus' alternate identity is , a teenage Japanese student. Haruka is a member of the Sailor Guardians, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil. Sailor Uranus fights alongside her partner and lover Sailor Neptune. Sailor Uranus possesses powers associated with the wind and sky, precognition, as well as sword combat. Profile Haruka is a stubborn, protective individual, as well as strong-willed, capable, charming, and occasionally even daring. She is formally introduced in the Sailor Moon S, third story arc, although she appears in silhouette alongside Sailor Neptune in the final episode of ''Sailor Moon R''. She is the tallest of the Sailor Guardians at 5'11", followed by Sailor Pluto at 5'10". Haruka is a racecar driver, even though she is barely sixteen years old at her first appearance. However, the timing of her birthday to the Japanese school year means she is one gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicephorus Uranus
Nikephoros Ouranos ( el, Νικηφόρος Οὐρανός; fl. c. 980 – c. 1010), Latinized as Nicephorus Uranus, was a high-ranking Byzantine official and general during the reign of Emperor Basil II (r. 976–1025). One of the emperor's closest associates, he was active in Europe in the wars against the Bulgarians, scoring a major victory at Spercheios, and against the Arabs in Syria, where he held command during the first decade of the 11th century as Basil's virtual viceroy. A well-educated man, he wrote a military manual (''Taktika'') and composed several surviving poems and hagiographies. Biography Very little is known of Ouranos's origin, his early years or his family, and the chronicles represent him very much as a " new man". A '' prōtospatharios'' and '' asēkrētis'' Basil Ouranos, possibly an elder relative, is attested, and we know from Nikephoros's letters that he had a brother named Michael. Nikephoros Ouranos himself first enters history in the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranus, Missouri
Uranus is a tourist attraction in unincorporated rural Pulaski County, Missouri, United States, along the former U.S. Route 66 (US 66). All the businesses are owned by Louie Keen, who calls himself the "Mayor of Uranus". Uranus has 25 residents but no formal local government and states on the entrance sign, "It's Not a Town, It's a Destination." Attractions Uranus's businesses include a Fudge Factory and General Store, Moonicorn Creamery and Funnel Cakery, Chicken Bones Party Bar and Grill, Fort Uranus, Escape Uranus, Skin City Tattoo, Uranus Axehole, Combat Archery Uranus, the Sideshow Museum and the Uranus Brewing Company. The Largest Belt Buckle in Uranus holds the Guinness World Records title for largest belt buckle. History The property that would eventually become Uranus was purchased in 2002. Rex Austin was the first Mayor of Uranus. See also * Wall Drug Wall Drug Store, often called simply Wall Drug, is a roadside attraction and tourist stop located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranus Hill
Dealul Spirii (, ''Spirea's Hill'') is a hill in Bucharest, Romania, upon which the Palace of the Parliament (formerly known as ''House of the People'') is now located. Spirii Hill Initially a vineyard known as ''Dealul Lupeștilor'', the hill was rebaptised after a doctor Spiridon Kristofi (also known as "Spirea"), who founded in 1765 the fortified ''Spirea Veche'' church; the latter was demolished in 1984 to build the ''House of the People''. Also on the hill were found the ruins of Curtea Nouă ("New Court"), the princely residence which was built in 1776 by Alexander Ypsilantis, Prince of Wallachia, to replace Curtea Veche. It was built together with a large wine cellar, still in use during the 1900s. Curtea Nouă was the official residence of the Phanariotes until 1812, when it burnt down — it was since known as ''Curtea Arsă'' ("Burnt Court"), the ruins being razed completely in 1986. In July 1818, Dealul Spirii saw the rising of a hot air balloon, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Uranus
Operation Uranus (russian: Опера́ция «Ура́н», Operatsiya "Uran") was the codename of the Soviet Red Army's 19–23 November 1942 strategic operation on the Eastern Front of World War II which led to the encirclement of Axis forces in the vicinity of Stalingrad: the German Sixth Army, the Third and Fourth Romanian armies, and portions of the German Fourth Panzer Army. The Red Army carried out the operation at roughly the midpoint of the five-month long Battle of Stalingrad, aiming to destroy German forces in and around Stalingrad. Planning for Operation Uranus had commenced in September 1942, and developed simultaneously with plans to envelop and destroy German Army Group Center (Operation Mars) and German forces in the Caucasus. Due to the length of the front lines created by the German 1942 summer offensive, which had aimed at taking the Caucasus oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, German and other Axis forces were over-extended. The German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Uranus
The EndUp is a nightclub in San Francisco, California. Opened in 1973, the club is located at 6th Street and Harrison in the South of Market district. Known for its status as an afterhours club, the venue has hosted a variety of benefits and events during its time as part of San Francisco's nightlife community. History The nightclub's only location has been the site of a former 22-room hotel at the corner of 6th and Harrison. The club has gone through several periods of ownership during its time, the majority of it spent under three brothers from the Hanken family. Al Hanken era (19731989) The EndUp opened on November 15, 1973 as a differentiated version of the RoundUp, owner Al Hanken's LGBT country western-themed venue located one block north of the EndUp at 298 6th Street and Folsom. Mister Marcus, a writer for San Francisco's monthly LGBT magazine ''Kalendar'', described the EndUp's opening in his column ''Man About Town'':The long-awaited EndUp opened last Thursday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranus (film)
''Uranus'' is a 1990 French comedy-drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post- World War II recovery in a small French village, as the controlling French Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists. It was directed and written by Claude Berri and Arlette Langmann, based on a novel by Marcel Aymé. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Michel Blanc - Gaigneux * Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ... - Léopold Lajeunesse * Jean-Pierre Marielle - Archambaud * Philippe Noiret - Watrin * Gérard Desarthe - Maxime Loin * Michel Galabru - Monglat * Danièle Lebrun - Mrs. Archambaud * Fabrice Luchini - Jourdan * Daniel Prévost - Rochard * Myriam Boyer - Mrs. Gaigneux * Ticky Holgado - Még ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Uranus ( ), sometimes written Ouranos ( grc, Οὐρανός, , sky, ), is the personification of the sky and one of the Greek primordial deities. According to Hesiod, Uranus was the son and husband of Gaia (Earth), with whom he fathered the first generation of Titans. However, no cult addressed directly to Uranus survived into Classical times, and Uranus does not appear among the usual themes of Greek painted pottery. Elemental Earth, Sky, and Styx might be joined, however, in solemn invocation in Homeric epic. Uranus is associated with the Roman god Caelus and the Jewish god Yahweh. Etymology Most linguists trace the etymology of the name to a Proto-Greek form ''*Worsanós'' (), enlarged from *''ṷorsó-'' (also found in Greek ''()'' 'to urinate', Sanskrit ''varṣá'' 'rain', Hittite ''ṷarša-'' 'fog, mist').Robert S. P. Beekes, ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', vol. 2 (Leiden: Brill, 2009), 1128–1129. The basic Indo-European root is ''* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranus (astrology)
In astrology, planets have a meaning different from the astronomical understanding of what a planet is. Before the age of telescopes, the night sky was thought to consist of two very similar components: fixed stars, which remained motionless in relation to each other, and moving objects/" wandering stars" ( grc, ἀστέρες πλανῆται, asteres planetai), which moved relative to the fixed stars over the course of the year(s). To the Ancient Greeks who learned from the Babylonians - the earliest astronomers/astrologers - this group consisted of the five planets visible to the naked eye and excluded Earth, plus the Sun and Moon. Although the Greek term ''planet'' applied mostly to the five 'wandering stars', the Ancients included the Sun and Moon as the ''Sacred 7 Luminaires/7 Heavens'' (sometimes referred to as "Lights",) making a total of 7 planets. The ancient Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, Romans and others thought of the 7 Classical Planets as gods and named their 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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