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Centaure (other)
Centaure (French, 'Centaur') may refer to: * , the name of several ships ** ''Centaure''-class ship of the line * Centaure (rocket) Centaure was a two-stage French sounding rocket consisting of a Belier (rocket) starting stage and a Venus upper stage. It was operated by CNES between 1961 and 1986. The Centaure has been built in a number of 230 and has been launched from th ..., a French sounding rocket * Centaurus (French: ''Le Centaure''), a constellation See also * Centaur (other) * Centauri (other) * Centaurus (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaur
A centaur ( ; grc, κένταυρος, kéntauros; ), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being as wild as untamed horses, and were said to have inhabited the region of Magnesia and Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the Foloi oak forest in Elis, and the Malean peninsula in southern Laconia. Centaurs are subsequently featured in Roman mythology, and were familiar figures in the medieval bestiary. They remain a staple of modern fantastic literature. Etymology The Greek word ''kentauros'' is generally regarded as being of obscure origin. The etymology from ''ken'' + ''tauros'', 'piercing bull', was a euhemerist suggestion in Palaephatus' rationalizing text on Greek mythology, ''On Incredible Tales'' (Περὶ ἀπίστων), which included mounted archers from a village called ''Nephele'' eliminating a herd of bulls that were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaure-class Ship Of The Line
The ''Centaure'' class was a class of 74-gun ships of the line of the French Navy, comprising four ships, all of which built at Toulon Dockyard to a design dated 28 March 1782 by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb in the year following the close of the American Revolutionary War. The first pair were ordered on 15 February 1782, and were named on 13 April. After the first two ships were begun, the design was amended for the second pair (which were 5¼ feet longer, and also had slightly less breadth and depth in hold) – which are accordingly often described as the . This second pair were ordered on 1 June 1782 and named on 21 August. All four ships were destroyed or captured by the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary War The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted France against Britain, Austria, Prussi .... S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaure (rocket)
Centaure was a two-stage French sounding rocket consisting of a Belier (rocket) starting stage and a Venus upper stage. It was operated by CNES between 1961 and 1986. The Centaure has been built in a number of 230 and has been launched from the CIEES/Hammaguir missile range, Reggane, CELPA, Salto di Quirra, Esrange, Thumba, Sonmiani, and Andøya. It had a maximum payload of 60 kg, a maximum height of 140 km, a launch thrust of 44 kN, a launch weight of 457 kg, a diameter of 0.28 m and a length of 6.02 m. It belongs to a family of solid-propellant rockets consisting of the Belier, Centaure, Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ..., Dauphin, and Eridan rockets. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20131019123755/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaurus
Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. In Greek mythology, Centaurus represents a centaur; a creature that is half human, half horse (another constellation named after a centaur is one from the zodiac: Sagittarius). Notable stars include Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the Solar System, its neighbour in the sky Beta Centauri, and V766 Centauri, one of the largest stars yet discovered. The constellation also contains Omega Centauri, the brightest globular cluster as visible from Earth and the largest identified in the Milky Way, possibly a remnant of a dwarf galaxy. Notable features Stars Centaurus contains several very bright stars. Its alpha and beta stars are used as "pointer stars" to help observers find the constellation Crux. Centaurus has 281 stars above ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaur (other)
A centaur is creature from Greek mythology that is half human, half horse. Centaur, Centaurs or The Centaur may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * USS ''Centaur'', a spaceship in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''s "A Time to Stand" * Narnian Centaurs, in C. S. Lewis's ''Chronicles of Narnia'' * Centaur (''Dungeons & Dragons'') Film and television * ''Centaur'' (2016 film), a Kyrgyzstani film * ''Centaur'' (2023 film), a Russian film * ''The Centaurs'' (1921 film), an animated film Literature * '' The Centaur'', a 1963 novel by John Updike * ''The Centaur'', a 1911 novel by Algernon Blackwood * Centaur Publications (1938–1942), one of the earliest American comic book publishers Music * Centaur, an American rock band formed in 2000 by Hum founder Matt Talbott * "The Centaur," a song by Buck 65 from the 1997 album ''Vertex'' Businesses and organisations * Centaur Media, a British marketing company * Centaur Film Company, American motio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centauri (other)
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Centauri may refer to: * Any of the stars (or star systems), in the constellation Centaurus, including: ** Alpha Centauri, a binary star including the brightest star of Centaurus ** Beta Centauri, the second-brightest star of Centaurus, at a much greater distance from the Sun ** Proxima Centauri, the nearest to the Sun of all stars, and close to Alpha Centauri * ''Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'', a 1999 computer game * Centauri Production, a Czech computer games company * Centauri (Babylon 5), a species, civilization, and related terms, in the US TV series ''Babylon 5'' * Centauri, a character in the US movie ''The Last Starfighter'' See also *Centaur (other) *Centaure (other) *Centaurus (other) Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. Centaurus may also refer to: * Centaurus (Greek mythology), father of the race of mythological beasts * ''Centaurus'' (journal), of the European Society for the History of Science * Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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