196 (number)
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196 is the natural number
Natural number
In mathematics, the natural numbers are the ordinary whole numbers used for counting and ordering . These purposes are related to the linguistic notions of cardinal and ordinal numbers, respectively...

 following 195
195 (number)
195 is the natural number following 194 and preceding 196.-In mathematics:* 195 is an odd number* 195 is a composite number* 195 is a deficient number, as 141 is less than 195* 195 is a Harshad number* 195 is a lucky number...

 and preceding 197
197 (number)
197 is the natural number following 196 and preceding 198.-In mathematics:* 197 is an odd number* 197 is a prime number** 197 is a Chen prime** 197 is an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part** 197 is a strong prime** 197 is a twin prime with 199...

.

In mathematics

  • 196 is an even number
  • 196 is an abundant number, as 203
    203 (number)
    203 is the natural number following 202 and preceding 204. It may be written as "two hundred three" or "two hundred and three".-In mathematics:203 is the 6th Bell number, i.e. it is the number of partitions of a set of size 6...

     is greater than 196
  • 196 is a composite number
    Composite number
    A composite number is a positive integer which has a positive divisor other than one or itself. In other words a composite number is any positive integer greater than one that is not a prime number....

  • 196 is an Erdős–Woods number
    Erdos–Woods number
    In number theory, an Erdős–Woods number is a positive integer that has the following property:Consider a sequence of consecutive positive integers [a, a+1, \dots, a+k]. The number k is an Erdős–Woods number if there exists such a sequence, beginning with some number a, in which each of the elements...

    , as it is possible to find sequences of 196 consecutive integers such that each inner member shares a factor with either the first or the last member
  • 196 is a heptagonal pyramidal number
    Heptagonal pyramidal number
    A heptagonal pyramidal number is the sum of the first few heptagonal numbers. The heptagonal number for n can be calculated by adding up the heptagonal numbers for 1 to n, or by using the formula n/6....

  • 196 is an odious number
    Thue-Morse sequence
    In mathematics, the Thue–Morse sequence, or Prouhet–Thue–Morse sequence, is a binary sequence that begins:Any other ordered pair of symbols may be used instead of 0 and 1; the logical structure of the Thue–Morse sequence does not depend on the symbols that are used to represent it.- Direct...

  • 196 is a pentagonal pyramidal number
    Pentagonal pyramidal number
    A pentagonal pyramidal number is a figurate number that represents the number of objects in a pyramid with a pentagonal base. The nth pentagonal pyramidal number is equal to the sum of the first n pentagonal numbers....

  • 196 is a powerful number
    Powerful number
    A powerful number is a positive integer m such that for every prime number p dividing m, p2 also divides m. Equivalently, a powerful number is the product of a square and a cube, that is, a number m of the form m = a2b3, where a and b are positive integers. Powerful numbers are also known as...

  • 196 is a practical number
    Practical number
    In number theory, a practical number or panarithmic number is a positive integer n such that all smaller positive integers can be represented as sums of distinct divisors of n...

  • 196 is a square number
    Square number
    In mathematics, a square number, sometimes also called a perfect square, is an integer that is the square of an integer; in other words, it is the product of some integer with itself...

     (142)
  • 196 is the difference of 2 square number
    Square number
    In mathematics, a square number, sometimes also called a perfect square, is an integer that is the square of an integer; in other words, it is the product of some integer with itself...

    s: 502 -482
  • 196 is an 11-gonal number
    Polygonal number
    In mathematics, a polygonal number is a number represented as dots or pebbles arranged in the shape of a regular polygon. The dots were thought of as alphas . These are one type of 2-dimensional figurate numbers.- Definition and examples :...

  • 196 is an 34-gonal number
    Polygonal number
    In mathematics, a polygonal number is a number represented as dots or pebbles arranged in the shape of a regular polygon. The dots were thought of as alphas . These are one type of 2-dimensional figurate numbers.- Definition and examples :...

  • Divisors of 196: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14
    14 (number)
    14 is the natural number following 13 and preceding 15.In speech, the numbers 14 and 40 are often confused. When carefully enunciated, they differ in which syllable is stressed: 14 vs 40...

    , 28
    28 (number)
    28 is the natural number following 27 and preceding 29.-In mathematics:It is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14....

    , 49
    49 (number)
    49 is the natural number following 48 and preceding 50.-In mathematics:* Forty-nine is the square of seven and is therefore the fourth squared prime number.The aliquot sum of forty-nine is 8...

    , 98
    98 (number)
    98 is the natural number following 97 and preceding 99.-In astronomy:* Messier 98, a magnitude 11.0 spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices....

    , 196
  • Prime factors of 196: 2 × 2 × 7 × 7
  • There are 196 one-sided heptomino
    Heptomino
    A heptomino is a polyomino of order 7, that is, a polygon in the plane made of 7 equal-sized squares connected edge-to-edge. The name of this type of figure is formed with the prefix hept-. When rotations and reflections are not considered to be distinct shapes, there are 108 different free...

    es, the polyomino
    Polyomino
    A polyomino is a plane geometric figure formed by joining one or more equal squares edge to edge. It is a polyform whose cells are squares. It may be regarded as a finite subset of the regular square tiling with a connected interior....

    es made from 7 squares.

Possible Lychrel number

A Lychrel number
Lychrel number
A Lychrel number is a natural number which cannot form a palindrome through the iterative process of repeatedly reversing its base 10 digits and adding the resulting numbers. This process is called the 196-algorithm. The name "Lychrel" was coined by Wade VanLandingham—a rough anagram of his...

 is a natural number
Natural number
In mathematics, the natural numbers are the ordinary whole numbers used for counting and ordering . These purposes are related to the linguistic notions of cardinal and ordinal numbers, respectively...

 which cannot form a palindromic number
Palindromic number
A palindromic number or numeral palindrome is a 'symmetrical' number like 16461, that remains the same when its digits are reversed. The term palindromic is derived from palindrome, which refers to a word like rotor that remains unchanged under reversal of its letters...

 through the iterative
Iteration
Iteration means the act of repeating a process usually with the aim of approaching a desired goal or target or result. Each repetition of the process is also called an "iteration," and the results of one iteration are used as the starting point for the next iteration.-Mathematics:Iteration in...

 process of repeatedly reversing its base 10
Decimal
The decimal numeral system has ten as its base. It is the numerical base most widely used by modern civilizations....

 digits and adding the resulting numbers. 196 is the lowest number conjecture
Conjecture
A conjecture is a proposition that is unproven but is thought to be true and has not been disproven. Karl Popper pioneered the use of the term "conjecture" in scientific philosophy. Conjecture is contrasted by hypothesis , which is a testable statement based on accepted grounds...

d to be a Lychrel number; the process has been carried out for almost 700 million iterations without finding a palindrome
Palindrome
A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers....

, but no one has ever proven that it will never produce one.

In geography

  • House at 196 Main Street
    House at 196 Main Street
    House at 196 Main Street is a historic house at 196 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.-References:...

    , Wakefield, Massachusetts
    Wakefield, Massachusetts
    -History:-Geography:The diagram above shows what is to the east, west, north, south, and other directions of the center of Wakefield. Towns with population above 25,000 are in bold italics.-Demographics:-Notable residents:...

  • Mount Victoria, Wellington
    Mount Victoria, Wellington
    Mount Victoria, locally abbreviated to Mt. Vic, is a prominent hill to the east of the centre of Wellington, New Zealand, and its associated suburb. To the south of it is a spur, Mount Albert, and the two are linked by a ridge....

     is a prominent hill (height 196 metres) near Wellington
    Wellington
    Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

    , New Zealand
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

  • Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
    Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
    Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, founded in 1838, is the United States' first municipal rural cemetery. Situated on 196 acres of land adjacent to the University of Rochester on Mount Hope Avenue, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 350,000 people...

    , Rochester, New York
    Rochester, New York
    Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

    , where Susan B. Anthony
    Susan B. Anthony
    Susan Brownell Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. She was co-founder of the first Women's Temperance Movement with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as President...

     and Frederick Douglass
    Frederick Douglass
    Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing...

     are buried, is 196 acre (0.79318456 km²) long
  • The Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
    Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
    The Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River protects a 196 mile portion of the Rio Grande in Texas. Parts of Brewster, Terrell, and Val Verde counties are included in this section of the river....

     protects a 196 miles (315.4 km) portion of the Rio Grande
    Rio Grande
    The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...

     in Texas
    Texas
    Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

  • The Adda River
    Adda River
    The Adda is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland and flows through Lake Como. The Adda joins the Po a few kilometres upstream of Cremona. It is 313 kilometres long...

     in Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

     is 196 miles (315.4 km) long

In the military

  • 196th Battalion (Western Universities), CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
    Canadian Expeditionary Force
    The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. Units of the C.E.F. were divided into field formation in France, where they were organized first into separate divisions and later joined together into a single...

     during World War I
    World War I
    World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

  • 196th Division (People's Republic of China)
    196th Division (People's Republic of China)
    The 196th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 66th Army, consisting of the 586th, 587th, and 588th Regiments....

     was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army
    People's Volunteer Army
    The Chinese People's Volunteer Army was the armed forces deployed by the People's Republic of China during the Korean War. Although all units in the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army belonged to the People's Liberation Army , the People's Volunteer Army was separately constituted in order to...

     during the Korean War
    Korean War
    The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...

  • 196th Infantry Brigade (United States)
    196th Infantry Brigade (United States)
    The 196th Infantry Brigade , also known as the Charger Brigade was first formed on 24 June 1921 as part of the United States Army Reserve's 98th Division with the responsibility of training soldiers.-World War II:...

     is part of the United States Army Reserve
    United States Army Reserve
    The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....

    's 98th Division
  • 196th Reconnaissance Squadron
    196th Reconnaissance Squadron
    The 196th Reconnaissance Squadron is a unit of the California Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing.-Mission:The 196th Reconnaissance Squadron's primary mission is to support the war on terrorism by providing reconnaissance, flying the MQ-1 Predator, 24 hours a day, 7...

     is a unit of the California Air National Guard
    California Air National Guard
    The California Air National Guard is the air component of the California National Guard. The California Air National Guard is headquartered at Sacramento, California.One of the duties of the California Air National Guard is defense of the United States...

  • USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) is a U.S. Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

     Henry J. Kaiser-class
    Henry J. Kaiser class oiler
    The Henry J. Kaiser class is an American class of eighteen fleet replenishment oilers which began construction in August 1984. The class comprises fifteen oilers which are operated by Military Sealift Command to provide underway replenishment of fuel to United States Navy combat ships and jet fuel...

     fleet replenishment oiler in service since 1990
  • USS Edith M. III (SP-196)
    USS Edith M. III (SP-196)
    USS Edith M. III was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.Edith M. III was built by V. J. Osborn at Croton-on-Hudson, New York, as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1909. The United States Navy purchased her for World War I service in June 1917 and commissioned...

     was a motorboat
    Motorboat
    A motorboat is a boat which is powered by an engine. Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the internal combustion engine, the gearbox and the propeller in one portable unit.An inboard/outboard contains a hybrid of a...

     during World War I
    World War I
    World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

  • USS George E. Badger (DD-196)
    USS George E. Badger (DD-196)
    USS George E. Badger was a in the United States Navy during World War II; she was named for Secretary of the Navy George E. Badger ....

     was a U.S. Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

     Clemson-class
    Clemson class destroyer
    The Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers which served with the United States Navy from after World War I through World War II.The Clemson-class ships were commissioned by the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922, built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, New York Shipbuilding...

     destroyer
    Destroyer
    In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

     during World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

  • USS Logan (APA-196)
    USS Logan (APA-196)
    USS Logan was a of the United States Navy, named for counties in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, and West Virginia...

     was a U.S. Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

     Haskell class Attack Transport during World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

  • USS Meadowlark (AMS-196)
    USS Meadowlark (AMS-196)
    USS Meadowlark was a Falcon-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for clearing coastal minefields.Meadowlark was laid down on 18 May 1953 by Broward Marine Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and launched on 28 August 1954, sponsored by Mrs. Thomas E. Sheridan...

     was a U.S. Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

     Falcon-class coastal minesweeper
    Coastal minesweeper
    Coastal minesweeper is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea....

     from 1954 – 1976
  • USS Minidoka (AK-196)
    USS Minidoka (AK-196)
    USS Minidoka was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the U.S. Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was declared excess-to-needs and returned to the U.S...

     was a U.S. Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

     Alamosa-class cargo ship
    Cargo ship
    A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...

     during World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

  • USS Rinehart (DE-196)
    USS Rinehart (DE-196)
    USS Rinehart was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys....

     was a U.S. Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

      during World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

  • USS Searaven (SS-196)
    USS Searaven (SS-196)
    USS Searaven , a Sargo-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea raven, a sculpin of the northern Atlantic coast of America....

     was a U.S. Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

     Sargo-class
    Sargo class submarine
    The Sargo-class submarines were the first US submarines to be sent into action after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, starting war patrols the day after the attack...

     submarine
    Submarine
    A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

     prior to World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...


In music

  • Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 (1972
    1972 in music
    -Events:*January 17 – Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed "Elvis Presley Boulevard"*January 20 – The début of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at The Dome, Brighton, is halted by technical difficulties,...

    ) by Various Artists
    Compilation album
    A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

     ranked #196 on Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

    magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
    The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
    "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is the title of a 2003 special issue of American magazine Rolling Stone, and a related book published in 2005.Related news articles:...

  • Sweet Child o' Mine
    Sweet Child O' Mine
    "Sweet Child o' Mine" is the third single by American rock band Guns N' Roses, and the third from their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. Released on August 17, 1988, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's first and only number-one single in the U.S...

     (1987
    1987 in music
    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

    ) by Guns N' Roses
    Guns N' Roses
    Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

     ranked #196 on Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

    magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
    The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
    "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone, issue number 963, published December 9, 2004, a year after the magazine published its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"....


In population

  • Vanuatu
    Vanuatu
    Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...

     ranks # 196 in population density
  • American Samoa
    American Samoa
    American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...

     ranks # 196 in world population
  • Giry
    Giry
    Giry is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-Demographics:At the 1999 census, the population was 196. On 1 January 2006, the estimate was 215.-References:*...

    , France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     has a population of 196
  • Oliva Gessi
    Oliva Gessi
    Oliva Gessi is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km south of Pavia...

    , Province of Pavia
    Province of Pavia
    The Province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Pavia is the capital.It has an area of 2,965 km², and a total population of 493,753...

    , Italian
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

     has a population of 196
  • Vrba, Slovenia has a population of 196
  • Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

     has the fifth-highest population
    Demographics of Italy
    This article is about the demographic features of the population of Italy, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.-Population:...

     density in Europe
    Europe
    Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

    , about 196 persons per square kilometer
  • Rochebaucourt, Quebec
    Rochebaucourt, Quebec
    Rochebaucourt is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.-History:In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized by pioneers from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield...

    , Canada
    Canada
    Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

     has a population of 196
  • U.S.
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

     towns with a population of 196 in the 2000 census include:
    • Akron, Minnesota
      Akron Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
      Akron Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 196 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and is water....

    • Autryville, North Carolina
      Autryville, North Carolina
      Autryville is a town in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 196 at the 2010 census. Located along the west side of Sampson County along the banks of South River at the Cumberland County, North Carolina line, Autryville is governed by a mayor and a five-member town...

    • Cashiers, North Carolina
      Cashiers, North Carolina
      Cashiers is a census-designated place and unincorporated village located in southern Jackson County, North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the community had a total population of 157. During the summer season , the population swells to 20,000...

    • Douglas, Nebraska
      Douglas Township, Saunders County, Nebraska
      Douglas Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 196 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 205.-External links:*...

    • Elks, Kansas
      Elk Falls Township, Elk County, Kansas
      Elk Falls Township is a township in Elk County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 196.-Geography:Elk Falls Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Elk Falls...

    • Mobile City, Texas
      Mobile City, Texas
      Mobile City is a city in Rockwall County, Texas, United States. The population was 196 at the 2000 census. It currently has the highest population density for any city in Texas, and is the only Texas city that is on the highest population densities of American cities list. It currently ranks 74th...

    • Moore, Idaho
      Moore, Idaho
      Moore is a city in Butte County, Idaho, United States. The population was 196 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Moore is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

    • Northland, Minnesota
      Northland Township, Polk County, Minnesota
      Northland Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the 'Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area'. According to the 2000 census the population was 196.-Geography:...

    • Papineau, Illinois
      Papineau, Illinois
      Papineau is a village in Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 196 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Papineau is located at ....

    • Royalty, Texas
      Royalty, Texas
      Royalty is an unincorporated community in Ward County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 196 in 1990.The Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District serves area students.-External links:...

    • Rutledge, Minnesota
      Rutledge, Minnesota
      Rutledge is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, at the confluence of the Kettle and Pine Rivers. The population was 229 at the 2010 census.County 61 serves as a main route in the community...

    • Sobieski, Minnesota
      Sobieski, Minnesota
      Sobieski is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 195 at the 2010 census.It was named after Polish Hero King Jan III Sobieski....

    • South Park View, Kentucky
      South Park View, Kentucky
      South Park View is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was seven at the 2010 census. The community was named for its location near South Park Hill , the highest point in Jefferson County.-Geography:...

    • Toivola, Minnesota
    • Viola, Iowa
      Viola Township, Audubon County, Iowa
      Viola Township is one of twelve townships in Audubon County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 196.-Geography:Viola Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Viola Center.-External links:* *...

    • Waltham, Minnesota
      Waltham, Minnesota
      Waltham is a city in Waltham Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

    • Winterville Plantation, Maine
    • Woodford, South Carolina
      Woodford, South Carolina
      Woodford is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 196 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodford is located at ....


In sports

  • The Boston Bruins
    Boston Bruins
    The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

     allowed 196 goals in the 2008-2009 NHL Season
    2008–09 Boston Bruins season
    The 2008–09 Boston Bruins season is the Bruins' 85th season in the National Hockey League . Their regular season began on the road on October 9, 2008, in Denver versus the Colorado Avalanche and concluded on April 12, 2009, against the New York Islanders...

  • Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

     pitcher
    Pitcher
    In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

    s who had 196 career wins include:
    • Claude Osteen
      Claude Osteen
      Claude Wilson Osteen , nicknamed "Gomer" because of his resemblance to Gomer Pyle, is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched for six different teams: the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds , Washington Senators , Los Angeles Dodgers , Houston Astros , St...

    • Bob Shawkey
      Bob Shawkey
      James Robert Shawkey was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher from to .-Biography:Shawkey born to John William Shawkey and Sarah Catherine Anthony, in Sigel, Pennsylvania...

  • Jordan 196
    Jordan 196
    The Jordan 196 was the car with which the Jordan team competed in the Formula One season. It was driven by Rubens Barrichello, who was in his fourth season with the team, and Martin Brundle, who moved from Ligier....

     Formula One
    Formula One
    Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

     car during the 1996 season
    1996 Formula One season
    The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1996 FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 10, 1996, and ended on October 13 after sixteen races...

  • NFL
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     Quarterback
    Quarterback
    Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

     Bobby Layne
    Bobby Layne
    Robert Lawrence "Bobby" Layne was an American football quarterback who played for 15 seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1948, the New York Bulldogs in 1949, the Detroit Lions from 1950–1958, and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1958–1962...

     had 196 touchdown
    Touchdown
    A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...

    s in his career from 1948-1962
  • NFL
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     Quarterback
    Quarterback
    Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

     Joe Ferguson
    Joe Ferguson
    Joseph Carlton Ferguson, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he still holds the school's single game record for most completions and in that same season was named the Southwest Conference's Offensive...

     had 196 touchdown
    Touchdown
    A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...

    s in his career from 1973-1995
  • NFL
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     Quarterback
    Quarterback
    Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

     Steve DeBerg
    Steve DeBerg
    Steven Leroy DeBerg had a long career as an American Football quarterback. His career spanned 21 years over 3 decades. Despite the fact that large portions of his career were spent as a backup, DeBerg ultimately accumulated some impressive NFL statistics, particularly during the early 1990s, when...

     had 196 touchdown
    Touchdown
    A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...

    s in his career from 1977-1998
  • Canada
    Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
    Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...

     had 196 athletes in 15 sports
    Olympic sports
    Olympic sports, as defined by the International Olympic Committee, are all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympics, as of 2012, will include 26 sports, with two additionall sports due to be added in 2016...

     represented at the 2006 Winter Olympics
    2006 Winter Olympics
    The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...


In transportation

  • Mercedes-Benz W196
    Mercedes-Benz W196
    The Mercedes-Benz W196 was the Mercedes-Benz Formula One entry in the and Formula One seasons, winning 9 of 12 races entered in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss....

  • RD-191
    RD-191
    The RD-191 is a high performance single-combustion chamber rocket engine, developed in Russia. It is derived from the RD-170 originally used in the Energia launcher....

     is a high performance single-combustion chamber
    Combustion chamber
    A combustion chamber is the part of an engine in which fuel is burned.-Internal combustion engine:The hot gases produced by the combustion occupy a far greater volume than the original fuel, thus creating an increase in pressure within the limited volume of the chamber...

     rocket engine
    Rocket engine
    A rocket engine, or simply "rocket", is a jet engineRocket Propulsion Elements; 7th edition- chapter 1 that uses only propellant mass for forming its high speed propulsive jet. Rocket engines are reaction engines and obtain thrust in accordance with Newton's third law...

  • Forest Glen
    Forest Glen (Washington Metro)
    Forest Glen is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Forest Glen, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on September 22, 1990, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . Its opening coincided with the completion of of rail north of the Silver Spring...

    , a Washington Metro
    Washington Metro
    The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...

     station
    Metro station
    A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

     in Montgomery County
    Montgomery County, Maryland
    Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

    , Maryland
    Maryland
    Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

     is the deepest station in the system at 196 feet (59.7 m) deep
  • The full-time entrance at the Kingsbridge Road
    Kingsbridge Road (IND Concourse Line)
    Kingsbridge Road is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the D train at all times and the B train during rush hours only. It has three tracks and two island platforms....

     New York City Subway
    New York City Subway
    The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...

     station
    Metro station
    A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

     on the B
    B (New York City Subway service)
    The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs over the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....

     line
    IND Concourse Line
    The Concourse Line is an IND subway branch line of the New York City Subway system. It runs from Norwood – 205th Street in Norwood, Bronx to 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. It is the only "B" Division and only fully underground line in the Bronx....

     is at 196th Street
  • New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
    New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
    The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad was a Class I railroad in Louisiana and Mississippi in the United States. The railroad operated of track from its completion in 1883 until it was absorbed by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad subsidiary of the Southern Railway in 1969.- History :The...

     operated 196 miles (315.4 km) of track
  • The Hoosier State Amtrak
    Amtrak
    The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

     passenger train provides a 196 miles (315.4 km) route from Chicago
    Chicago
    Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

     to Indianapolis
    Indianapolis
    Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

  • London Buses route 196
    London Buses route 196
    London Buses route 196 is a Transport for London-contracted bus route in London, U.K. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.-Service:...

  • Oklahoma State Highway 66 is a 196 miles (315.4 km) section of former U.S. Highway 66, near White Oak
    White Oak, Oklahoma
    White Oak is an unincorporated community in Craig County, Oklahoma, United States, along State Highway 66 about one mile west of that road's eastern terminus with U.S. Route 60. The community had a post office from October 14, 1898 until October 31, 1957...

  • Highways and routes numbered 196 include:
    • Interstate 196
      Interstate 196
      Interstate 196 is a long freeway spur route in the US state of Michigan linking Grand Rapids, Holland, South Haven, and Benton Harbor. I-196 is known as the Gerald R. Ford Freeway, or simply the Ford Freeway, in Kent, Ottawa, and Allegan Counties, after the 38th President of the United States,...

      , a spur of Interstate 96
      Interstate 96
      Interstate 96 is an intrastate Interstate Highway that is entirely within the US state of Michigan. Its western terminus is at an interchange with US Highway 31 and Business US Highway 31 , on the western boundary of Norton Shores southeast of Muskegon. Its eastern terminus is at I-75 near the...

       in Michigan
      Michigan
      Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

      • Business routes of Interstate 196
        Business routes of Interstate 196
        There are three business routes of Interstate 196 in Michigan. Located in South Haven, Holland and Grand Rapids, these three roadways are former alignments of US Highway 31 or M-21, which were the predecessors to Interstate 196...

    • Alabama State Route 196
      Alabama State Route 196
      State Route 196 or SR-196 is a long route that serves as a connection between State Route 52 and State Route 27 through Geneva.-Route description:...

    • Connecticut Route 196
      Connecticut Route 196
      Route 196 is a Connecticut state highway in the lower Connecticut River valley, running from Haddam to the town center of East Hampton.-Route description:...

    • Florida State Road 196
      Florida State Road 196
      State Road 196 is a short east–west thoroughfare in downtown Pensacola, Florida. It runs from South Palafox Street east to U.S. Highway 98 . The portion of the road from South Palafox Street east to Alcaniz Street is known as East Main Street, and consists of two through lanes with a center...

    • Georgia State Route 196
      Georgia State Route 196
      State Route 196 begins at SR 73/US 301/US 25 in Glennville then heads towards Hinesville where it intersects State Route 119 and SR 119 and SR 196 run together until they split north of Fort Stewart the State Route 196 is cosigned with US 84 they will run together east of Midway then State Route...

    • Iowa Highway 196
      Iowa Highway 196
      Iowa Highway 196 is a state highway located in Sac County. Its begins east of Lake View at an intersection with U.S. Route 71 and Iowa Highway 175 and ends at U.S. Route 20 east of Sac City.-Route description:...

    • K-196 (Kansas highway)
      K-196 (Kansas highway)
      K-196 is a highway that runs from I-135 just south of Newton, east to K-254, just east of El Dorado, Kansas. The highway runs along the south border the town of Whitewater and bypasses Potwin to the south. The highway runs through Harvey County and Butler County.-Route description:K-196 begins at...

    • Maine State Route 196
      Maine State Route 196
      State Route 196 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maine. It connects Lewiston to Brunswick, following the valley of the Androscoggin River. ME 196 begins at a junction with US Route 1, which is a recent re-alignment change...

    • M-196 (Michigan highway) (former)
    • New York State Route 196
      New York State Route 196
      New York State Route 196 is a state route in New York, running from the village of Hudson Falls east to the hamlet of South Hartford in Hartford, Washington County....

    • Pennsylvania Route 196
      Pennsylvania Route 196
      Pennsylvania Route 196 is a major highway in the Pennsylvania Highway System with a length of . It runs from Pennsylvania Route 940 and Pennsylvania Route 611 in Mount Pocono to Pennsylvania Route 296 in Varden.-Route description:...

    • Utah State Route 196
      Utah State Route 196
      State Route 196 is a north–south state highway located entirely in Tooele County, Utah that begins at SR-199 and ends at I-80...

    • Virginia State Route 196
    • Route 196
      Route 196 (Japan)
      National Route 196 is a national highway of Japan connecting Matsuyama, Ehime and Saijō, Ehime in Japan, with a total length of 66.4 km ....

       connects Matsuyama, Ehime
      Matsuyama, Ehime
      is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the Shikoku island of Japan. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dōgo Plain. Its name means "pine mountain." The city was founded on December 15, 1889....

       and Saijō, Ehime
      Saijo, Ehime
      is a city located in Ehime, Japan.On November 1, 2004 the old city of Tōyo, and the towns of Komatsu and Tanbara, both from Shūsō District, were merged with Saijō.The city was founded on April 29, 1941.The main city of Saijō is known for natural spring water...

      , Japan
    • Malaysia Federal Route 196
      Malaysia Federal Route 196
      Federal Route 196 or Jalan Panglima Bayu-Rantau Panjang-Jeram Pendah is a federal road in Kelantan, Malaysia.-Notable features:...


In TV and radio

  • The children's television series
    Children's television series
    Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...

     New Zoo Revue
    New Zoo Revue
    New Zoo Revue is an American half-hour children's television show that ran in syndication from 1972-1977. Stations usually broadcast the program in the early or middle part of the morning hours, when many pre-schoolers were watching it as well as similar shows such as the franchised Romper Room and...

     ran on TV from 1972-1977 with 196 episodes
  • Who's the Boss?
    Who's the Boss?
    Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984 to April 25, 1992...

     ran on ABC
    American Broadcasting Company
    The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

     from 1984-1992 with 196 episodes
  • This Little Wiggy
    This Little Wiggy
    "This Little Wiggy" is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons ninth season and originally aired on the Fox network on March 22, 1998. It was written by Dan Greaney, and directed by Neil Affleck. The episode sees Ralph Wiggum becoming friends with Bart, leading to the near electrocution of Mayor...

    , the 196th episode of the Fox
    Fox Broadcasting Company
    Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

     animated television series The Simpsons
    The Simpsons
    The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...

    , originally aired on March 22, 1998
  • Miscarriage of Justice, the 196th episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...

    , originally aired on February 19, 2009
  • Channel 196 on The Dish Network is Current TV
    Current TV
    Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....

    , with short programs created by viewers
  • Channel 196 on XM Satellite Radio is College Sports (Big Ten)
  • Channel 196 on Sirius Satellite Radio is XM Public Radio
    XM Public Radio
    XM Public Radio is a 24/7 Sirius XM Satellite Radio channel dedicated to public radio programming. Broadcasting in stereo, XM Public Radio is one of two talk channels on the XM platform which broadcasts 2-channel audio—the other being the ViRUS...

     (on the Best of XM premium package)

In other fields

196 is also:
  • The year AD 196
    196
    Year 196 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla...

     or 196 BC
    196 BC
    Year 196 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Purpureo and Marcellus...

  • The atomic number
    Atomic number
    In chemistry and physics, the atomic number is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom and therefore identical to the charge number of the nucleus. It is conventionally represented by the symbol Z. The atomic number uniquely identifies a chemical element...

     of an element temporarily called Unennhexium
  • 196 Philomela
    196 Philomela
    196 Philomela is a large and bright main-belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on May 14, 1879, in Clinton, New York and named after Philomela, the woman who became a nightingale in Greek mythology....

     is a large S-type
    S-type asteroid
    S-type asteroids are of a stony composition, hence the name. Approximately 17% of asteroids are of this type, making it the second most common after the C-type.-Characteristics:...

     main belt
    Asteroid belt
    The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...

     asteroid
    Asteroid
    Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

  • Minuscule 196
    Minuscule 196
    Minuscule 196 , Zε23 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has marginalia.- Description :...

     is a Greek
    Greek language
    Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

     minuscule manuscript
    Manuscript
    A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...

     of the New Testament
    New Testament
    The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....

    , on parchment
  • Baby Blues
    Baby Blues (1941 film)
    Baby Blues is a 1941 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 196th Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:...

     is the 196th Our Gang
    Our Gang
    Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...

    short
    Short subject
    A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...

     comedy film
    Comedy film
    Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

    , released on February 15, 1941
  • Shorea
    Shorea
    Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the Governor-General of the British East India Company, 1793-1798. They are native to southeast Asia, from Northern India to Malaysia, Indonesia and the...

     is a genus
    Genus
    In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

     of about 196 species
    Species
    In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

     of mainly rainforest
    Rainforest
    Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...

     trees in the family
    Family (biology)
    In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

     Dipterocarpaceae
    Dipterocarpaceae
    Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 500 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus Dipterocarpus, is derived from Greek and refers to the two-winged fruit...

  • Dial M for Murder
    Dial M for Murder
    Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American thriller film adapted from a successful stage play by Frederick Knott, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. The movie was released by the Warner Bros...

     opened in 1954 at Belasco Theatre
    Belasco Theatre
    The Belasco Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 111 West 44th Street in midtown-Manhattan.-History:Designed by architect George Keister for impresario David Belasco, the interior featured Tiffany lighting and ceiling panels, rich woodwork and expansive murals by American artist...

     on Broadway
    The Broadway Theatre
    The Broadway Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1681 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan....

     and ran for 196 performances
  • Adele
    Adele (musical)
    Adele is a musical in three acts with music by Jean Briquet and Adolph Philipp, original French book and lyrics by Paul Hervé, and English adaptation by Adolf Philipp and Edward A. Paulton...

     opened in 1913 at the Harris Theatre on Broadway
    The Broadway Theatre
    The Broadway Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1681 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan....

     and ran for 196 performances

See also


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