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Aragó Aragó is a family name that descended from the kings of the Aragón, Aragonese Crown. The kings never used any family name. All lines are now exhausted. The name originated from the rivers Aragón (river), Aragón and Aragón Subordán in norther ...
, a family name of the kings of the Aragonese Crown *
Étienne Arago Étienne Vincent Arago (9 February 1802 – 7 March 1892) was a French writer and politician, and co-founder (with Maurice Alhoy) of the newspaper ''Le Figaro''. Early life Arago was born in Perpignan, the youngest of the four Arago brothers. ...
(1802–1892), French journalist, theater director, and politician; brother of Juan, François, and Jacques * François Arago (1786–1853), French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician; brother of Juan, Jacques, and Étienne *
Jacques Arago Jacques Étienne Victor Arago (6 March 1790 – 27 November 1855) was a French writer, artist and explorer, author of a ''Voyage Round the World''. Biography Jacques was born in Estagel, Pyrénées-Orientales. He was the brother of François Ara ...
(1790–1855), French writer, artist and explorer; brother of Juan, François, and Étienne * Josep Riera i Aragó (born 1954), Catalan artist * Marie Arago (1755–1845), French mother of the six Arago brothers


Places


Earth

*Aragó, the name for Aragon in Catalan * Arago, Oregon, United States, an unincorporated community *
Arago Township, Minnesota Arago Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 586 at the 2000 census. Arago Township was named for François Arago, a French scientist. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the to ...
, United States *Cape Arago, Cape Arago State Park, Oregon, United States *Arago Glacier, Graham Land, Antarctica *Arago cave, Tautavel, France, a site where prehistoric remains of Tautavel Man were discovered *Arago hotspot, a geological hotspot near the Arago seamount in the south Pacific Ocean


Outer space

* Arago (lunar crater) * Arago (Martian crater), named after François Arago * 1005 Arago, an asteroid * one of the rings of Neptune, named in honor of François Arago


Ships

* USC&GS Arago, USC&GS ''Arago'', two ships of the United States Coast Survey and United States Coast and Geodetic Survey * USS Arago (1861), USS ''Arago'', an armed survey ship that served in the United States Navy from 1861 to 1863 * SS Arago (1855), SS ''Arago'' (1855), a steam ship used for mail and passenger service and, during the American Civil War, as a troop transport * French submarine Arago, French submarine ''Arago'' (1912–1921)


Other uses

* Lycée Arago (Paris), France, a secondary school * Arago telescope, a refractor at Paris Observatory, Paris, France * Arago, a character in ''Ronin Warriors'', see Talpa (Ronin Warriors), Talpa


See also

*Arago spot, optical phenomenon *Aragoscope, a type of telescope design *Arago's rotations, magnetic phenomenon {{disambig, surname, geo, ship