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Barnard (other)
Barnard is a given name and family name. Barnard may also refer to: Places Australia * Barnard Island Group National Park, a national park in Queensland Canada * Mount Barnard (Alsek Ranges), aka Boundary Peak 160, a mountain on the British Columbia-Alaska border * Mount Barnard (Canada), a mountain on the British Columbia-Alberta border/Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies * Barnard Island, an island in the Estevan Group on the North Coast of British Columbia United Kingdom * Barnard Castle, a castle and its surrounding town in Teesdale, County Durham, England * Barnards Green, a popular district centre in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England United States * Barnard, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Barnard, Kansas, a city * Barnard, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Barnard, Missouri, a city * Barnard, South Dakota, an unincorporated community * Barnard, Vermont, a town * Mount Barnard (Alsek Ranges), aka Boundary Peak 160, a mountain on the Alaska-British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard
Barnard is a surname of Old English origin, derived from the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon given name "Beornheard". It is composed of two elements: "Beorn," meaning "young warrior" or "bear," and "heard," meaning "hardy," "brave," or "strong." In some cases, Barnard is a version of the surname Bernard, which is a French language, French and West Germanic masculine given name and surname. The surname means as tough as a bear, Bar(Bear)+nard/hard(hardy/tough) __NOTOC__ People Some of the people bearing the surname Barnard in England are thought to have arrived after the time of the Norman conquest of England, Norman Conquest (1066), Changing their surnames from Bernard to Barnard. Some of whom, it has been suggested, can be traced back to Hugo Bernard. Some of the Barnard family in England may have been Huguenots who fled from the Atlantic coast region of France ''circa'' 1685 (the time of the Edict of Fontainebleau, revocation of the edict of Nantes) or earlier than that date. By contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard Catalogue
The Barnard Catalogue is an astronomical catalogue of dark nebulae. A version of the Barnard Catalogue, containing 349 objects, can be accessed via VizieR. History In 1919, the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard compiled a list of dark nebulae known as the ''Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky'', or the ''Barnard Catalogue'' for short. The nebulae listed by Barnard have become known as Barnard objects. A 1919 version of the catalogue listed 182 nebulae; by the time of the posthumously published 1927 version, it listed 369. Barnard's niece and assistant Mary Ross Calvert, also an astronomer and astrographer, took an important part in creating the catalogue. See also * List of dark nebulae * Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae References * Further reading * Hunter, Tim B., Dobek, Gerald O. and McGaha, James E. (2023). The Barnard Objects: Then and Now. Springer. ISBN 9783031314841. External links Barnard's Catalogue of 349 Dark Objects in the Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Shelter
SS ''Empire Shelter'' was a convoy rescue ship built for the Royal Navy during World War II, originally laid down as the HMS ''Barnard Castle'' ( pennant number K594). Completed a month before the end of the war in May 1945, she made a few short voyages before she was reduced to reserve. The ship later served as a barracks ship and then as a troopship before she was sold for scrap in 1955. Design and description The Castle-class corvette was a stretched version of the preceding Flower class, enlarged to improve seakeeping and to accommodate modern weapons. The convoy rescue conversions had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . They had a tonnage of . The ships were powered by a pair of triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . The convoy rescue ships were given an armament of a single 12-pounder () anti-ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard's Inn
Barnard's Inn is a former Inns of Chancery, Inn of Chancery in Holborn, London. It is now the home of Gresham College, an institution of higher learning established in 1597 that hosts public lectures. Over the centuries, it has served as a school for law students, a venue for qualified attorneys, and residential chambers. The Inn suffered damage during the Gordon Riots in 1780, but was compensated. It was purchased by the Mercers' Company in the late 19th century and served as the Mercers' School premises until 1959. The buildings include a hall with 18th-century chambers and reception rooms, featuring notable architectural elements like 15th-century wooden bays, 16th-century linen fold wood panelling, and the only surviving Crown post, crown posts in Greater London. Since 1991, the Inn has been home to Gresham College, hosting public lectures. History Barnard's Inn dates back at least to the mid-thirteenth century – it was recorded as part of the estate of Sir Adam de Basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard's Express
Barnard's Express, later known as the British Columbia Express Company or BX, was a pioneer transportation company that served the Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George Regional District, British Columbia, Fraser-Fort George regions in British Columbia, Canada from 1861 until 1921. The company's beginnings date back to the peak of the Cariboo Gold Rush when hordes of adventurers were descending on the Cariboo region. There was a great demand for the transportation of passengers to and from the goldfields, as well as the delivery of mining equipment, food supplies and mail between Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria and Barkerville. The stage years The first express service offered on the Cariboo Road was operated by William Ballou in 1858. Others soon followed, usually one or two man operations where the proprietor himself packed the express goods, either on his back or with the help of a trusty mule. In December, 1861, Francis Jones Barnard established a pony express from Yale, Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard College
Barnard College is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia University's trustees to create an affiliated college named after Columbia's 10th president, Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, Frederick A. P. Barnard. The college is one of the original Seven Sisters (colleges), Seven Sisters—seven Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that were historically Women's colleges in the United States, women's colleges. Barnard is a Columbia University-affiliated undergraduate college with independent admission, curricula, and finances. Students share classes, libraries, clubs, Fraternities and sororities, sororities, athletic fields, and dining halls with Columbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard (Martian Crater)
Barnard is a surname of Old English origin, derived from the Anglo-Saxon given name "Beornheard". It is composed of two elements: "Beorn," meaning "young warrior" or "bear," and "heard," meaning "hardy," "brave," or "strong." In some cases, Barnard is a version of the surname Bernard, which is a French and West Germanic masculine given name and surname. The surname means as tough as a bear, Bar(Bear)+nard/hard(hardy/tough) __NOTOC__ People Some of the people bearing the surname Barnard in England are thought to have arrived after the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), Changing their surnames from Bernard to Barnard. Some of whom, it has been suggested, can be traced back to Hugo Bernard. Some of the Barnard family in England may have been Huguenots who fled from the Atlantic coast region of France ''circa'' 1685 (the time of the revocation of the edict of Nantes) or earlier than that date. By contrast, the Barnard family in Holland (the western provinces of the Netherlands) can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard (lunar Crater)
Barnard is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. It is attached to the southeast rim of the large crater Humboldt, and Abel lies directly to the south. To the northeast is the crater Curie Curie may refer to: *Curie family, a family of distinguished scientists: :* Jacques Curie (1856–1941), French physicist, Pierre's brother :* Pierre Curie (1859–1906), French physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Marie's husband :* Marie Curi ..., while to the southeast is the Mare Australe. The formation has been reshaped and distorted by nearby impacts. The interior is irregular, with an intrusion into the southwest rim and rugged formations particularly in the southern half. A matched pair of small craterlets lies near the center of the interior floor. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Barnard. References * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard (cyclecar)
The Barnard was a British cyclecar manufactured by A Ward of Whitechapel Road, London, between 1921 and 1922. Two versions of the car were produced and advertised – a touring and a sports model. They were both powered by an 1169 cc straight four air-cooled motorcycle engine by the American Henderson motorcycle company. The gearbox had three forward speeds and no reverse coupled to the engine through a multi-plate clutch in an oil bath. Drive to the rear axle was by chain. The engine was started by a kick starter. The cyclecar body featured a dummy bullnose radiator and side-by-side twin seats. The sports model had a full-length exhaust running the length of the outside of the car on the driver's side, as well as twin spare wheels mounted on top of the tail. The Tourer model cost £168 and the Sports model £188. See also * List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom :''This list is incomplete. You can help by adding correctly sourced information about other ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comet Barnard
Comet Barnard, or Barnard's Comet, may refer to any of the 13 comets discovered by American astronomer, Edward Emerson Barnard Edward Emerson Barnard (December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an American astronomer. He was commonly known as E. E. Barnard, and was recognized as a gifted observational astronomer. He is best known for his discovery of the high proper m ..., below: * 177P/Barnard * C/1881 S1 (Barnard) * C/1882 R2 (Barnard) * D/1884 O1 (Barnard) * C/1885 N1 (Barnard) * C/1885 X2 (Barnard) * C/1887 B3 (Barnard) * C/1887 D1 (Barnard) * C/1887 J1 (Barnard) * C/1888 R1 (Barnard) * C/1888 U1 (Barnard) * C/1889 G1 (Barnard) * C/1891 T1 (Barnard) It may also be a partial reference to several comets he co-discovered with other astronomers: * 206P/Barnard–Boattini * C/1886 T1 (Barnard–Hartwig) * C/1891 F1 (Barnard–Denning) {{Set index article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard's Star
Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. At a distance of from Earth, it is the fourth-nearest-known individual star to the Sun after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system, and is the closest star in the northern celestial hemisphere. Its stellar mass is about 16% of the Sun's, and it has 19% of the Sun's diameter. Despite its proximity, the star has a dim apparent visual magnitude of +9.5 and is invisible to the unaided eye; it is much brighter in the infrared than in visible light. Barnard's Star is among the most studied red dwarfs because of its proximity and favorable location for observation near the celestial equator. Historically, research on Barnard's Star has focused on measuring its stellar characteristics, its astrometry, and also refining the limits of possible extrasolar planets. Although Barnard's Star is ancient, it still experiences stellar flare events, one being observed in 1998. Barnard's Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard's Galaxy
NGC 6822 (also known as Barnard's Galaxy, IC 4895, or Caldwell 57) is a barred irregular galaxy approximately 1.6 million light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Part of the Local Group of galaxies, it was discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884, with a six-inch refractor telescope. It is the closest non-satellite galaxy to the Milky Way, but lies just outside its virial radius. It is similar in structure and composition to the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is about 7,000 light-years in diameter. Observational history NGC 6822 was discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884 using a six-inch refractor telescope. Edwin Hubble, in the paper ''N.G.C. 6822, A Remote Stellar System'', identified 15 variable stars (11 of which were Cepheids) of this galaxy. He also surveyed the galaxy's stars distribution down to magnitude 19.4. He provided spectral characteristics, luminosities and dimensions for the five brightest " diffuse nebulae" (giant H II regions) that included the Bubb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
