Webb most often refers to
James Webb Space Telescope which is named after
James E. Webb
James Edwin Webb (October 7, 1906 – March 27, 1992) was an American government official who served as Undersecretary of State from 1949 to 1952. He was the second Administrator of NASA from February 14, 1961, to October 7, 1968. Webb led NAS ...
, second
Administrator of NASA
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States. The administrator is NASA's chief decision maker, responsible for providing clarity to ...
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It may also refer to:
Places
Antarctica
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Webb Glacier (South Georgia)
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Webb Glacier (Victoria Land)
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Webb Névé Webb Névé () is the névé at the head of Seafarer Glacier in Victoria Land. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1966–67, after the appointed Public Relations Officer
The public relati ...
, Victoria Land, the névé at the head of Seafarer Glacier
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Webb Nunataks
Webb Nunataks () is a group of nunataks 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Madey Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. Named b ...
, a group of nunataks in the Neptune Range
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Webb Peak (disambiguation)
Canada
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Rural Municipality of Webb No. 138
The Rural Municipality of Webb No. 138 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.
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, Saskatchewan
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Webb, Saskatchewan, a village within the rural municipality
United States
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Webb, Alabama
Webb is a town in Houston County, Alabama, Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is named for plantation owner B. F. Webb, who settled in the area around 1890. The town was incorporated in 1903. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Dothan metropo ...
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Webb, Iowa, a city
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Webb Lake (Maine)
Webb Lake is a lake in the town of Weld in Franklin County, Maine.
Webb Lake is publicly accessible via a boat launch in Mount Blue State Park and has several fish species, including brook trout. The lake's principal fisheries are brown trout, ...
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Webb River
The Webb River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 30, 2011 river in western Maine. It is a tributary of the Androscoggin River, which flows to the Kennebec River and ...
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Webb Memorial State Park
Webb Memorial State Park is a public recreation area located on a peninsula that extends nearly half a mile into the Hingham Bay area of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. It is composed of three connected drumlins and a low marsh area. The state p ...
, Massachusetts
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Webb, Mississippi
Webb is a town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 565 at the 2010 census.
History
Webb was founded circa 1880. The first post office was founded in 1880 and named Hood for one of the earlier settlers. In 1882, Judge James L. ...
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Webb City, Missouri
Webb City is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,031 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Webb City also has a police department, a fire department, and animal ...
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Webb City, Oklahoma
Webb City is an unincorporated town in northwestern Osage County, Oklahoma, Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 62 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, a 34.7 percent decline from the figure of 95 recorded in United ...
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Webb, New York
Webb is the northernmost town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,807.
It is named after William Seward Webb, president of the Raquette Lake Transportation Company, the Fulton Chain Railway ...
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Webb, Texas
Webb is a rural unincorporated community in Webb County, Texas, United States, located 20 miles north of Laredo. According to the 1990 census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about t ...
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Webb County, Texas
Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secret ...
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Webb Air Force Base, near Big Spring, Texas
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Webb Hill
Webb Hill is a hill located in St. George, Utah, in Washington County, Utah, Washington County. The hill houses numerous radio and television tower facilities that serve the local area. The hill's geology is common with the surrounding region. In ...
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Webb, West Virginia
Webb is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
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Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Wayne ...
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Webb Canyon
Webb Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a U-shaped valley. Webb Cany ...
, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
The Moon
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Webb (crater)
Webb is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern edge of the Mare Fecunditatis, in the eastern part of the Moon near the equator. It was named after British astronomer Thomas William Webb. It is to the north of the prominent c ...
Things
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CSS ''Webb'', a Confederate States Navy steam ram in the American Civil War
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James Webb Space Telescope
Other uses
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Webb (given name) Webb is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Webb C. Ball (1848–1922), American jeweler and watchmaker
*Webb Franklin (born 1941), US Representative from Mississippi
* Webb Gillman (1870–1933), Irish General
* Webb Hayes (1856†...
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Webb (surname)
Webb is an English and Scottish surname meaning weaver of cloth.
Notable people with the surname "Webb" include
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*Adrian Webb (born 1943), British academic
* Aileen Osborn Webb (1892–1979), American aristocrat
*Ambrose Henry Webb (1882– ...
*Webb Marlowe, pseudonym of
J. Francis McComas
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Webb Institute
Webb Institute is a private college focused on engineering and located in Glen Cove, New York. Each graduate of Webb Institute earns a Bachelor of Science degree in naval architecture and marine engineering. Successful candidates for admission r ...
, Glen Cove, New York, US
*Webb, a house of
Adams' Grammar School
Haberdashers' Adams is a grammar school for boys aged 11–18 and girls aged 16–18, located in Newport, Shropshire, offering day and boarding education. Current (2021) boarding fees are £12,144 per year and £13,644 per year for overseas stu ...
, Newport, Shropshire, UK
See also
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Justice Webb (disambiguation)
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Jervis B. Webb Company
Jervis B. Webb Company is a global company that designs, engineers, installs and supports integrated material handling systems such as baggage handling systems, Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs), conveyor systems and Automated Storage and Retrieva ...
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Mount Webb National Park, Queensland
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Web (disambiguation)
Web most often refers to:
* Spider web, a silken structure created by the animal
* World Wide Web or the Web, an Internet-based hypertext system
Web, WEB, or the Web may also refer to:
Computing
* WEB, a literate programming system created by ...
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Webb and Knapp
Webb and Knapp was a real estate development firm.
The company is most famous for developing the Roosevelt Airfield, which was the launching site of the transatlantic flights of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. It was also the firm at which ...
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Webb House (disambiguation) Webb House may refer to:
;in the United States
(by state)
*William Peter Webb House, Eutaw, Alabama, National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Greene County ...
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The Webb School (disambiguation) Webb School may refer to:
*Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tennessee), founded in 1870 by William R. "Sawney" Webb
*Webb School of Knoxville, a private day school in Knoxville, Tennessee, founded in 1955
*The Webb Schools, two private schools in Claremon ...
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Webb v. United States
''Webb v. United States'', 249 U.S. 96 (1919), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that prescriptions of narcotics for maintenance treatment was not within the discretion of physicians ...
'', a Supreme Court case
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