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Look up: ARGO

  1. Argo
    [n] - formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. ARGO
    the French random-access Doppler data collection system Category: Electrical engineering and energy
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Argo
    Ar'go noun [ Latin Argo , Greek ....] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece. 2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the south...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/119

  4. argo
    1. The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece. ... 2. <astronomy> A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela....
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  5. Argo
    noun formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Argo
    • (n.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece. • (n.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Argo
    (from the article `Pelion, Mount`) ...Pelion on Ossa, another mountain in Thessaly, in order to scale Olympus, but Apollo killed the giants before they could make the attempt. Pelion ... The Argonautica, his only surviving work, is an epic poem in hexameter verse, dedicated to the Emperor Vespasian. It describes the famous voyage of ......
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/98

  8. Argo
    (from the article `Greek literature`) ...of 1930 produced some remarkable novels, among them Strátis Myrivílis` I zoí en tafo (1930; Life in the Tomb), a journal of life in the trenches ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/98

  9. Argo
    (from the article `Ballard, Robert`) To advance deep-sea exploration, Ballard designed a series of vessels, most notably the Argo, a 16-foot (5-metre) submersible sled equipped with a ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/98

  10. Argo
    The Argo was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1929. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch an...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Argo
    [ROV] Argo is an unmanned deep-towed undersea video camera sled developed by Dr. Robert Ballard through Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute`s Deep Submergence Laboratory. Argo is most famous for its role in the 1985 discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Argo was also used in the discover...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(ROV)

  12. Argo
    [disambiguation] Argo is the ship led by Jason in Greek mythology. Argo may also refer to: ==Vehicles== ==Places== ==Computing== ==Fiction== ==Companies== ==Other uses== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(disam

  13. Argo
    [oceanography] Argo is an observation system for the Earth`s oceans that provides real-time data for use in climate, weather, oceanographic and fisheries research. Argo consists of a large collection of small, drifting oceanic robotic probes deployed worldwide. The probes float as deep as 2 ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(ocean

  14. Argo
    [automobile] The Argo was a short-lived United States automobile manufactured by the Argo Motor Co in Jackson, Michigan, between 1914 and 1918. The factory had been previously used by the Standard Electric Car Co to build an electric car. The company originally made the four-cylinder "Motorv...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(autom

  15. Argo
    ==Legend== The Argo was built by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera. The best source for the myth is the Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius. According to a variety of sources of the legend, the Argo was said to have been planned or constructed with the he...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo

  16. Argo
    Argo (är'gō) , in Greek mythology, ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. Most legends say that Argus, son of Phrixus, was the builder, with the help of Athena. The Argo included a beam cut from the divine tree of Dodona, which could foretell the f...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08046

  17. Argo
    In Greek mythology, the Argo was the ship which carried Jason and his fifty- four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. Argo
    Argo is a cultivated variety of potato.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  19. Argo
    [1800] The Argo was an American schooner that was wrecked in Fiji during January 1800. Owned by Robert Berry it was on its way from China to Sydney, when sometime during January 1800 it was wrecked on Argo Reef, south-east of Fiji. Its crew reached Tongatapu where all but two were killed by ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(1800)

  20. Argo
    [ship] The ``Argo`` was a ship that disappeared in 1814 off the coast of Tasmania. The Argo was a ship of some 150 tons, armed with four guns and having a crew of thirty-two. Constructed at Chittagong India, the ship was registered in Calcutta to Payne & Tyrce. In 1814 the ship illegally dep...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(ship)

  21. Argo
    [1853] The Argo was an iron screw steamer launched in 1853, and the first steamship to intentionally circumnavigate the earth. ==History== Argo was built by C.J. Mare and Company of Leamouth, London for the General Screw Steam Shipping Company and launched in 1853. She was a three-masted shi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(1853)

  22. Argo
    [2006 film] Argo is a 2006 short romance drama film that marks Jordan Bayne`s short film writing and directorial debut. Co-written and co-directed by Bayne and Michael Knowles, the film was shot on location in Joshua Tree, California, in 2005. ==Synopsis== According to production company`s o...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(2006_

  23. Argo
    [yacht] The S/Y Argo is a two-masted Marconi rigged schooner. She is owned and operated by Seamester Global Programs as a sail training vessel. Argo is certified and inspected by the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency as a Category “0” vessel, allowing her unrestricted operation in t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(yacht

  24. ARGO
    ARGO is a manufacturer of amphibious all-terrain vehicles. It was founded in 1962 as Ontario Drive and Gear Limited, in Kitchener, Ontario and was later moved to New Hamburg, Ontario. ARGO offers 6x6 & 8x8 amphibious vehicles. ==History== Founded in 1962 in Kitchener, Ontario. ODG Helped designed t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARGO

  25. Argo
    [Liberman] Argo is a public artwork by Russian-American artist Alexander Liberman located on the south lawn of the Milwaukee Art Museum, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. The artwork was made in 1974 from steel cylinders painted with a reflective white epoxy finish. It measures 15 fee...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(Liber



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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