Arago
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Astronomy
- Arago (Martian crater), a crater on Mars
- Arago (lunar crater)Arago (lunar crater)Arago is a lunar impact crater located in the western part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. To the southwest lies the crater Manners, and beyond are Dionysius and the Ritter–Sabine crater pair. To the southeast is the large Lamont formation that has been submerged by the mare.The rim of Arago has a...
, a crater on the moon
Fiction
- Arago, a character in Ronin Warriors; see Talpa (Ronin Warriors)
People
- AragóAragóAragó is a family name that descended from the kings of the Aragonese Crown. The kings never used any family name. All lines are now exhausted.-Originated by four sons of James I of Aragon:*Majorca, created by the king James II of Majorca....
, a family name - François AragoFrançois AragoFrançois Jean Dominique Arago , known simply as François Arago , was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician.-Early life and work:...
(1786-1853), a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician
Phenomena
- Arago spotArago spotIn optics, an Arago spot, Fresnel bright spot, or Poisson spot is a bright point that appears at the center of a circular object's shadow due to Fresnel diffraction...
, a bright spot in the middle of the shadow of a circular object used as a proof of the wave theory of light.
Places
- Aragó, the name for AragonAragonAragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
in Catalan - Arago, OregonArago, OregonArago is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, on the Coquille River, about six miles south of Coquille. The area's elevation is 30 feet...
, in the United States - Arago Township, MinnesotaArago Township, MinnesotaArago Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 586 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
, in the United States
Ships
- Arago (ship), the first steel ship launched by the San Francisco shipyards in the 19th century
- USC&GS AragoUSC&GS AragoUSC&GS Arago was the name of two ships of the United States Coast Survey and the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and may refer to:...
, the name of more than one ship of the United States Coast Survey and United States Coast and Geodetic Survey - USS Arago (1861)USS Arago (1861)USS Arago was a schooner borrowed by the Union Navy from the United States Coast Survey during the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat and used by the Union Navy as a picket and patrol vessel on Confederate waterways....
, an armed survey ship that served in the United States Navy from 1861 to 1863
Computers
- Arago (database), a database created by WordTech purchased by BorlandBorlandBorland Software Corporation is a software company first headquartered in Scotts Valley, California, Cupertino, California and finally Austin, Texas. It is now a Micro Focus subsidiary. It was founded in 1983 by Niels Jensen, Ole Henriksen, Mogens Glad and Philippe Kahn.-The 1980s:...
Comics
- Arago (manga) a manga created by Arai Takahiro