The Crescent may refer to The Crescent department store , a former department store chain that was headquartered in Spokane, Washington The Crescent English band , an English indie band Places in the United States The Crescent Valdosta, Georgia , List of RHPs in GA listed on the NRHP in Georgia The Old Crescent , Bloomington, Indiana, List of RHPs in IN listed on the NRHP in Indiana The Crescent , along Main Street in Ossining village , New York Ossining, New York , part of the Downtown Ossining Historic District National Register of Historic Places listings in Westchester County, New York listed on the NRHP in Westchester County, New York See also Royal CrescentCrescent disambiguation disambig ... more details
other uses Refimprove date July 2006 Image Crescent.svg thumb right 167px An example of an artistic crescent in this case a large circle with a smaller one removed. Image Gibbous Crescent half ellipse in circle.svg right thumb 167px An astronomically correct crescent shape in blue , complemented by a gibbous shape. In art and symbolism, a crescent IPAc en pron k r s n t ref http dictionary.reference.com browse crescent dictionary.reference.com crescent ref is generally the shape produced when ... Crescent Moon.JPG thumb left 200px Crescent Moon, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere problems with alignment In astronomy , a crescent is the shape of the lit side of a spherical body most notably ..., assuming the Terminator solar terminator lies on a great circle , such a crescent will actually ... of the two arcs face indicates whether a crescent is waxing also young , or increasing or waning ... hemisphere indicate a waxing crescent, whereas westward pointing horns pointing to the right, as seen from the Northern hemisphere indicate a waning crescent. Note that the directions the horns point relative to the observer are reversed in the Southern hemisphere . The word wikt crescentcrescent ... language of blazoning used in heraldry , the word increscent refers to a crescent shape with its ... Symbolism In the Ancient World The crescent is one of the oldest symbols known to humanity. Together ... in Babylonia , Sin being the Lamp of Heaven and Earth . The crescent was well known in the Middle ... . The crescent and star also appears on pre Islamic coins of South Arabia. ref Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidah, Gertrude Caton Thompson, p.76 In ancient Greece and ancient Greek Mythology the crescent ... of the city was the Crescent moon. The roman emperor Constantine I refounded the city as Constantinople. The symbol of the city remained the crescent moon throughout the Byzantine era, which ... using the symbol as a sign of imperial authority. ref In the Islamic World Before Islam, the crescent ... more details
Lansdown Crescent or Lansdowne Crescent may refer to Lansdown Crescent, Bath , UK Lansdown Crescent, Cheltenham , UK Lansdowne Crescent, Leamington Spa , UK Lansdowne Crescent, London , UK See also Lansdown disambig ... more details
Crescent City is the name of the following places in the United States Crescent City, California Crescent City, Florida Crescent City, Illinois Crescent Mills, California , formerly named Crescent City Other uses The Crescent City , a nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana Crescent City song Crescent City song , a song about New Orleans by Lucinda Williams Crescent City Records , a record label Crescent City, California Transportation Crescent City , 1848 schooner built in Medford, Massachusetts Crescent City, California Transportation Crescent City , 1906 steam schooner, formerly the Jim Butler disambig ca Crescent City de Crescent City fr Crescent City it Crescent City nl Crescent City ja no Crescent City pl Crescent City pt Crescent City vo Crescent City ... more details
Wiktionary crescent A crescent is a shape symbolising the Moon TOCright Crescent may also refer to Crescent ... French bread in the shape of a crescent moon Biology Glomerular crescent , crescent shaped scar tissue in kidneys formed as a result of an inflammation of blood vessels Crescent butterflies, brush footed butterflies of the genera Anthanassa and Phyciodes Crescent pigeon , a breed of domestic pigeon Business Crescent wrench , a tool which can be used to loosen or tighten a nut or bolt Crescent brand , a brand of tools after which the Crescent wrench takes its name Crescent Toys , a British toy manufacturer from 1922 to 1980 Crescent Arms , a firearms manufacturer bought by Savage Arms Education Crescent Engineering College , a private engineering college in Vandalur, Chennai Madras , India Crescent School disambiguation , various Crescent Girls School , an all girls secondary school in Singapore Geography Canada Crescent Heights, Calgary , a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta Crescent Street , a Montreal street famous for its nightlife Crescent Town, Toronto , a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario Europe Crescent Occitania , an Occitan dialectal zone Crescent Shopping Centre is a mall in Limerick,Ireland Middle East Fertile Crescent , a historical region in the Middle East incorporating the Levant, Ancient Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt United States see also Crescent City disambiguation Crescent, California , a region in Plumas County, California Crescent, Georgia , an unincorporated community Crescent Island , a crescent shaped island in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia Crescent, Iowa , a city Crescent, Oregon , an unincorporated community Crescent, Utah , a city Crescent, Wisconsin , a town Crescent, Chippewa County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Crescent Corner, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Piedmont Crescent , a series of connected urban areas in North Carolina Mount Crescent , a summit in the White Mountains of New Hampshire Music Crescent band , an alternative ... more details
Crescent Beach may refer to Crescent Beach, Lockeport, Nova Scotia , Canada Crescent Beach, Florida , United States Crescent Beach, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia , Canada Crescent Beach Surrey , South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada disambig de Crescent Beach ... more details
Crescent Hill may refer to the following Crescent Hill, Louisville a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky Crescent Hill Springfield a neighborhood and historic district in Springfield, Massachusetts disambig ... more details
wiktionary crescent moon Crescent moon may refer to A lunar phase of the Moon Hilal crescent moon , an Arabic term for the very slight crescent moon that is first visible after a new moon Crescent Moon manga Crescent Moon manga , the English title of the sh jo manga Mikan no Tsuki Crescent Moon Society , a Chinese former literary society Crescent Moon song Crescent Moon song , Mika Nakashima s 2nd single disambiguation ... more details
La Crescent may refer to Places United States La Crescent, Minnesota , a city La Crescent Township, Houston County, Minnesota La Crescenta Montrose, California , a census designated place geodis pl La Crescent ... more details
Crescent Lake or Lake Crescent may refer to North America Crescent Lake Alaska , United States Robert s Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador Crescent Lake, Newfoundland , Canada Crescent Lake Oregon , United States Crescent Lake Junction, Oregon Crescent Lake Junction , a community in Oregon, United States Crescent Lake Minnesota , United States Lake Crescent , Washington state, United States Lake Crescent Florida , United States Crescent Lake in List of lakes in Park County, Montana Park County, Montana Worldwide Crescent Lake Dunhuang , in Dunhuang, Gansu, China Lake Crescent, Tasmania , Australia Yueya Lake Nanjing Crescent Moon Lake , Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Crescent Lake Ningbo , in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China disambig de Crescent Lake ... more details
Crescent School may refer to in Canada Crescent School Toronto Crescent School , Toronto, Ontario in the United States Crescent School Meeker, Oklahoma , List of RHPs in OK listed on the NRHP in Oklahoma Crescent Elementary School , Sandy, Utah, List of RHPs in UT listed on the NRHP in Utah disambig ... more details
Crescent Investments is the name of a company For the US based company formerly known as Crescent Investments see Arcapita For the UAE based company, see Crescent Investments UAE dab ... more details
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Crescent HMS Crescent 1643 HMS Crescent was a 14 gun ship purchased in 1643. She was captured in 1648 by the Cavalier Royalists and wrecked in 1649. HMS Crescent 1692 HMS Crescent was a 6 gun fireship , formerly of the French navy. She was captured in 1692 by HMS Dover 1654 HMS Dover and sold in 1698. HMS Crescent 1758 HMS Crescent was a 32 gun fifth rate . She was formerly the French privateer Rostan , before being captured in 1758 by HMS Neptune 1683 HMS Torbay . She was sold in 1777. HMS Crescent 1779 HMS Crescent was a 28 gun sixth rate launched in 1779, and captured by the French off Cadiz in 1781. HMS Crescent 1784 HMS Crescent was a 36 gun fifth rate launched in 1784 and wrecked off Jutland in 1808. HMS Crescent 1810 HMS Crescent was a 38 gun fifth rate launched in 1810, reassigned to harbour service in 1840 and sold in 1854. HMS Crescent 1854 HMS Crescent was a wood paddle tender purchased in 1854, and sold in 1855. HMS Crescent 1892 HMS Crescent was an Edgar class cruiser Edgar class first class cruiser launched in 1892. She was sold in 1921. HMS Crescent was previously the Canopus class battleship Canopus class battleship HMS Glory 1899 HMS Glory , renamed Crescent when she became a depot ship in 1920, before being sold in 1922. HMS Crescent 1932 HMS Crescent was a C and D class destroyer C class destroyer launched in 1931, but transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1937 and renamed HMCS Fraser H48 HMCS Fraser . She was sunk in 1940 in a collision with HMS Calcutta D82 HMS Calcutta . HMCS Crescent R16 HMS Crescent was a C class destroyer 1943 C class destroyer launched in 1944 and transferred on loan to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1945. She was bought outright by the Canadians in 1951 and converted into a frigate in 1956. She was paid off in 1970 and broken up in 1971. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Crescent, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names fi HMS Crescent ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File BathRoyalCrescentAirial morecontrast.jpg thumb 220px Royal Crescent, Bath. A crescent is an architectural structure where a number of houses, normally terraced houses , are laid out in an arc to form of a crescent shape. A famous historic crescent is the Royal Crescent in Bath, Somerset Bath , England . See also Lansdown Crescent, Bath Park Crescent, Brighton Park Town, Oxford Royal Crescent, Brighton Somerset Place Bath Somerset Place , Bath Bofills b ge by architect Ricardo Bofill , in the city of Stockholm , Sweden DEFAULTSORT Crescent Architecture Category House types Category Types of roads Category Crescents Architecture stub de Crescent it Crescent architettura ... more details
Mornington Crescent may refer to Mornington Crescent street , in the London Borough of Camden Mornington Crescent tube station , situated at the northern end of the street Mornington Crescent game , a spoof game named after the station, as played on the BBC Radio 4 show I m Sorry, I Haven t a Clue Mornington Crescent , a track on the Belle and Sebastian album The Life Pursuit Mornington Crescent , a track on the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band album Pour l Amour des Chiens Mornington Crescent , a 1995 album by the British band My Life Story Mornington Crescent , a painting by Walter Richard Sickert Disambiguation ... more details
Park Crescent may refer to Park Crescent, Brighton , England Park Crescent, London , England Park Crescent, Worthing , England Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. disambiguation ... more details
Infobox street name Crescent Street native name Rue Crescent image Montreal Rue Crescent.jpg caption Crescent Street looking northward. former names postal code addresses length km 0.6 length round 1 width location Between Sherbrooke Street and Ren L vesque Boulevard client owner current tenants sector category coordinates coord 45.497640 N 73.576646 W commissioning date construction start date 1860s completion date inauguration date demolition date main contractor cost Crescent Street lang fr rue Crescent is a southbound street located in downtown Montreal downtown Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Running perpendicular to Saint Catherine Street , Crescent Street descends from Sherbrooke Street south to Ren L vesque Boulevard . Crescent Street is a popular attraction for both Tourism in Montreal tourists and locals alike. North of De Maisonneuve Boulevard , one can find many luxury boutiques and art galleries in a Victorian architecture Victorian architectural setting. To the south of de Maisonneuve the concentration of nightclubs, bars and restaurants makes Crescent Street one Montreal s most well known nightlife strips. History The street which opened around 1860, was originally in the form of a Crescent architecture crescent , and was located just north of Boulevard Ren L vesque Dorchester Boulevard . F1 Street Festival Crescent street merchants hold an annual street fair during ... Image Crescent Street.jpg A general view of downtown Crescent Street with Mount Royal in the background. File Bar Rue Crescent.jpg The Sir Winston Churchill Pub on downtown Crescent Street. gallery Further ... fr External links Commons category Crescent Street, Montreal http www.crescentmontreal.com Crescent Street Merchants Association Website Updated list of merchants and events on Crescent street. http www.restomontreal.ca districts montreal crescent street.php Montreal Crescent Street Restaurant Guide ... and streets fr Rue Crescent ... more details
File Wilton Crescent.jpg thumb right 300px Wilton Crescent Numbers 15 onwards File Wilton Crescent Garden.jpg thumb right 300px Wilton Garden Wilton Crescent is a wealthy community in Belgravia , London. Wilton Crescent was created by Thomas Cundy II , the Grosvenor family Estate surveyor and was drawn up with the original 1821 Wyatt plan for Belgravia. ref http www.opensquares.org detail Wilton.html Opensquares.org ref It was names at the time of Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton , second son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster on whose estate the road was built in 1825 by William Howard Seth Smith . In the 19th and 20th century it was home to many prominent British politicians ... Wilton Crescent for many years. Today there is a blue plaque on the house marking it. Like much of Belgravia, Wilton Crescent is characterised by grand terraces with lavish white houses which are built in a crescent shape, many of them with stuccoed balconies, particularly on the southern part of the crescent. The houses to the north of the crescent are stone clad and five stories high and were .... Wilton Crescent lies east of Lowndes Square and Lowndes Street, to the northwest of Belgrave ... to Grosvenor Crescent to the east, which contains the Indonesian Embassy. Further to the east ... s house in Wilton Crescent. Wilton Crescent in nearby Alderley Edge which is home to the Sue Morris School of Ballet . In 2007 Wilton Garden in the middle of the crescent won a bronze medal by the London Gardens Society . Notable people Edward Pleydell Bouverie 1818 1889 44 Wilton Crescent Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900 1979 2 Wilton Crescent Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet 1880 1961 19 Wilton Crescent George Rennie engineer 1791 1866 39 Wilton Crescent Alfonso L pez Pumarejo twice president of Colombia 33 Wilton Crescent References reflist See also List of eponymous roads in London External links http londontownliving.blogspot.com 2008 08 wilton crescent belgravia.html ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Wikify date December 2009 Collegiate Crescent is a crescent forming part of the Broomhall Estate in S10, Sheffield , that intersects with Ecclesall Road . One of two campuses of Sheffield Hallam University occupies many houses and villas on the left hand side of the crescent until the road crosses Park Lane. This university campus is referred to in the university as Collegiate Crescent due to its location. The Collegiate Crescent campus is home to the university s School of Cultural Studies and is also the university s main sports site. Many students choose to live in the vicinity of the campus due to its good transport links and the large amount of student accommodation in the area. Sheffield Hallam s 15m beacon for health and social care education was officially opened at Collegiate Crescent by the University Chancellor, Professor the Lord Winston, in May 2005. Category Sheffield Hallam University UK university stub ... more details
Infobox brand logo name Crescent image type Hand tools currentowner Cooper Industries origin USA introduced 1907 discontinued related markets previousowners Crescent Niagara Corporation, Crescent Tool Company trademarkregistrations website http www.cooperhandtools.com brands crescent www.cooperhandtools.com brands crescentCrescent , originally called the Crescent Tool Company , is a brand of hand tools . Founded in 1907, the Crescent brand has changed ownership multiple times. It is currently owned by Cooper Industries as part of its Cooper Hand Tools division. It is best known for its style of adjustable wrench , ref cite patent US 1133236 ref to the extent that adjustable wrenches of any brand are commonly called Crescent wrenches. ref cite web work Alloy Artifacts title Crescent Tool Company Adjustable Wrenches url http home.comcast.net alloy artifacts crescent tool.html adjust accessdate 2010 02 07 ref History The Crescent Tool Company was founded in Jamestown, New York , by Karl Peterson ... , for tools brought only pliers and a Crescent wrench on his famous solo flight across the Atlantic ... 02 08 ref In fact, Lindberg said that he brought only gasoline, sandwiches, a bottle of water, and a Crescent wrench and pliers . ref cite news title The Crescent Wrench Turns 100 newspaper BuildingOnline ..., had a Crescent wrench in his provisions. ref name Crocker An 1857 patent by Edward J. Worcester ... wrenches. The Crescent Tool Company was acquired by a group of investors in 1960 after Marvin Peterson, Karl s son, sold it. ref name Fifield The company was renamed the Crescent Niagara Corporation. In 1968, Crescent Niagara was acquired by Cooper Industries , where it remains as a brand of hand tools. ref cite web work Alloy Artifacts title Crescent Tool Company Company History url http home.comcast.net alloy artifacts crescent tool.html history accessdate 2010 02 07 ref References reflist External links http www.cooperhandtools.com brands crescentCrescent web site Tool manufacturers Category ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Location map County Durham label background lat 54.6415 long 1.6913 mark border caption small Map showing the location of Tindale Crescent in County Durham small float right width 250 Tindale Crescent is a place in County Durham , in England . It is situated immediately to the south west of Bishop Auckland . Coord 54.6415 1.6913 display title Category Villages in County Durham Durham geo stub pl Tindale Crescent ... more details
otheruses Crescent Island disambiguation Crescent Island coord 54 1 S 37 19 W source GNIS is a small, roughly crescent shaped island lying close south of Mollyhawk Island in the Bay of Isles , South Georgia . It was roughly charted in 1912 13 by Robert Cushman Murphy . It was surveyed and named in 1929 30 by Discovery Investigations personnel. See also Temoe Gambier Islands List of antarctic and sub antarctic islands References usgs gazetteer id 3299 Category islands of South Georgia SouthGeorgia geo stub ... more details
Infobox mountain name Mount Crescent photo photo caption elevation ft 3251 elevation ref prominence location Coos County, New Hampshire Coos County , New Hampshire range Crescent Range coordinates coord 44.404348 71.294115 format dms type mountain region US display inline,title topo United States Geological Survey USGS Pliny Range type age first ascent easiest route Mount Crescent is a mountain located in the Crescent Range of the White Mountains New Hampshire White Mountains in Randolph, New Hampshire . It is 3,251 ft 991 m high, and its summit is the second highest mountain summit in Randolph, after Black Crescent Mountain 3,264 feet, 995 m . Both mountains are in Randolph s Ice Gulch Town Forest. On the 1896 topographic map, Mount Crescent is shown as Randolph Mtn. with an elevation of 3,280 ft, and Black Crescent is shown as Mt. Crescent with an elevation of 3,322 ft. The southeast side of Mount Crescent drains into Moose Brook New Hampshire Moose Brook , thence into the Androscoggin River , which drains into Merrymeeting Bay , the estuary of the Kennebec River , and thence into the Gulf of Maine . The southwest end of Mt. Crescent drains into Carlton Brook, thence into the Moose River New Hampshire Moose River , a different stream which is also a tributary of the Androscoggin River. The northwest side of Crescent drains into the Upper Ammonoosuc River , thence into Connecticut River , which drains into Long Island Sound in Connecticut . Mount Crescent may be reached by hiking trails from either the north, via Pond of Safety Road sometimes shown as Stag Hollow Road and Bog Dam Road, or from the south, via Randolph Hill Road. See also List of mountains in New Hampshire White Mountain National Forest External links http www.peakbagger.com peak.aspx?pid 6884 Peakbagger.com Mount Crescent, New Hampshire gnis 866401 http docs.unh.edu NH mtws96ne.jpg 1896 topo segment at UNH DEFAULTSORT Crescent, Mount Category Mountains of New Hampshire ... more details
Orphan date November 2011 Caledonian Crescent is a particularly wealthy and prominent residential community of Auchterarder , near Gleneagles Hotel in Perth and Kinross Perthshire , Scotland , United Kingdom . In 2009, it was named as the most expensive street in Scotland by the property website Zoopla. The average house price in Caledonian Crescent is 1.587 million. ref http www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk perthshire news local news perthshire 2009 04 24 caledonian crescent is the priciest street in scotland 73103 23457456 ref References reflist coord 56.2831 3.7412 type landmark region GB display title Category Perth and Kinross PerthKinross geo stub ... more details
Crescent Stream coord 77 37 S 163 11 E source GNIS is a glacial meltwater stream, convert 2.6 mi long, flowing north from Crescent Glacier to the south central shore of Lake Fryxell , in Taylor Valley , Victoria Land . It was named in association with Crescent Glacier. The name was suggested by the United States Geological Survey hydrologist Diane McKnight and was approved by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names and the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1994. References usgs gazetteer id 3301 Category Rivers of Victoria Land Category McMurdo Dry Valleys McMurdoDryValleys geo stub ... more details
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