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unusual facts about Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock


Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock

The comet was named after its discoverers – the Infrared Astronomical Satellite and two amateur astronomers, the highly respected George Alcock of the United Kingdom and Genichi Araki of Japan (both men were schoolteachers by profession, although Alcock was retired).


Aegidius

Although "practically all historians of dark-age Britain since Bede" have thought Agitus was the Patrician Aëtius, more recent scholars Leslie Alcock and Mollie Miller have suggested this Agitus may be Aegidius.

Alcock and Gander

The Complete Series of Alcock and Gander will be released by Network DVD in the UK (Region 2) on 26 November 2012.

Alcock Ashdown survey catamaran

Alcock Ashdown Survey Catamarans are a series of six 500 ton steel hull/aluminium superstructure Hydrographic Survey Catamarans being built by Alcock Ashdown (Gujarat) Ltd at its Bhavnagar shipyard for the Indian Navy.

Alcock Island

Alcock Island is for Sir John W. Alcock (1892–1919), who, with Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, made the first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight on June 14–15, 1919.

Alcock's Arabian

Aimwell was the only winner of the Derby not in the sire line of one of the three great Arabian foundation stallions, the Godolphin Arabian, the Darley Arabian, and the Byerley Turk.

Alfred William Alcock

Alcock sailed to India in 1886 and served in the north-west frontier with Sikh regiment and Punjab regiments.

Charles Alcock

C. W. Alcock, Charles William Alcock (1842–1907), English footballer, creator of the FA Cup and organiser of the first Test in England

Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race

The first civilian competitor to leave London was Anne Alcock the niece of Sir John Alcock, she was followed by a number of other runners including Stirling Moss, Mary Rand and Sheila Scott, who used her own private aircraft.

Danny Alcock

Alcock was selected for the Team GBR squad that won the silver medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade.

Diamond Is Unbreakable

:Araki drew the cover for the 2009 single "Breeeeze Girl" by the rock band Base Ball Bear, it features Yukako in a panel from the manga.

DJ Khalil

Along with Liz Rodrigues, Erik Alcock and Pranam 'Chin' Injeti, he is a member of the music group The New Royales.

Embassy Hill

His passengers were team manager Ray Brimble, driver Tony Brise, designer Andy Smallman and mechanics Terry Richards and Tony Alcock.

Imperial Way Faction

Araki was a noted political philosopher within the Army, who linked the ancient bushido code of the samurai with ideas similar to European fascism to form the ideological basis of his philosophy, which linked the Emperor, the people, land and morality as one and indivisible.

Michi Himeno

In 1973 she began her collaboration with Shingo Araki working on Cutie Honey and went on to work at Toei Animation before forming Araki Productions with him in 1975.

Microsoft Puzzle Hunt

Hosted by: Staggering Geniuses (Amanda O'Connor, Mark L. Gottlieb, Sean Trowbridge, Mike Selinker, Matt Ruhlen, Greg Lewis, Jason Alcock, Matt Dixon, Ron Giesen, Matt Jones, Chris McBride, and Chris Pearo)

Nobuyoshi Araki

Araki's life and work were the subject of Travis Klose's 2005 documentary film Arakimentari.

RAF Chapel

Illuminated by Daisy Alcock, who was one of the greatest calligraphers of her century, the original work was paid for by Captain Bruce Ingram.

RAF Ringway

There is a monument, formerly in Terminal 1 but now in Manchester Airport railway station, to Alcock and Brown, the pioneers of transatlantic flight; of them, John Alcock was born in Old Trafford, near Barton Airport.

Reg Alcock

The work, a parody of Edvard Munch's The Scream, depicted Alcock's impression of the opposition Conservative caucus moments after the Liberals won a crucial confidence vote that could have forced early elections.

Ronald Alcock

Based at 11 Regent Street, Cheltenham, England, Alcock was an expert on the early postmarks and stamps of Victorian Britain, and traded as R.C. Alcock Ltd.

Sanjugo Naoki

As well as historical novels such as Araki Mataemon and Odoriko Gyojoki, Naoki wrote biographies of historical figures — including Kusunoki Masashige, Ashikaga Takauji, and Genkuro Yoshitsune — and contemporary social fiction, including Nihon no Senritsu ("Japan Shudders") and Hikari: Tsumi to Tomoni ("Light: With Crime").

Terry Alcock

Alcock scored the "Seasiders"' goal as they lost out 3–1 to Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.

Alcock played in the 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup, scoring in Blackpool's 10–0 victory over Lanerossi Vicenza on 10 June 1971 at Bloomfield Road, en route to Blackpool's appearance in the final.


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