Encke may refer to Johann Franz Encke , a nineteenth century German astronomer Encke Division , a dark gap in the rings of Saturn Comet EnckeEncke s Comet , a short period comet Encke crater See also Enka disambiguation Hencke Category Surnames Disambig de Encke es Encke it Encke pl Encke ru ... more details
Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 name Encke image caption discovery yes discovery ref ref name jpldata discoverer Cornelis Johannes van Houten C. J. van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld I. van Houten Groeneveld discovery site Leiden University discovered September 24, 1960 designations yes mp name 9134 alt names 4822 P L, 1992 AX2 ref name jpldata named after Johann Franz Encke mp category orbit ref ref name jpldata http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 9134 Encke JPL Small Body Database Browser on 9134 Encke Retrieved 2011 09 12 ref ref name AstDys http hamilton.dm.unipi.it astdys index.php?pc 1.1.0&n Encke AstDys 2 on 9134 Encke Retrieved 2011 09 12 ref epoch August 27, 2011 Julian day JD 2455800.5 aphelion 3.0037308 AU perihelion 2.8076260 AU semimajor 2.9056784 AU eccentricity 0.0337451 period 4.95312762 yr 1809.12986 d inclination 2.74769 asc node 135.76956 mean anomaly 139.66695 arg peri 183.64581 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density rotation axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures spectral type abs magnitude 14.2 ref name jpldata 9134 Encke 4822 P L is an asteroid belt asteroid discovered on 24 September 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld at Leiden University , on photographic plates from the Palomar Observatory . ref name jpldata It is named for the astronomer Johann Franz Encke . It shares its name with the Comet Encke . References Reflist MinorPlanets Navigator 9133 d Arrest 9135 Lacaille MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Encke Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1960 Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for people Category Discoveries by Cornelis Johannes van Houten Category Discoveries by Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld beltasteroid stub fa it 9134 Encke hu 9134 Encke pl 9134 Encke pt 9134 Encke uk 9134 vi 9134 Encke yo 9134 Encke ... more details
Infobox Comet name 2P Encke image File Comet Encke.jpg 300px Comet Encke discoverer Pierre M chain discovery ... 11.76 last p 6 August 2010 ref name kinoshita http jcometobs.web.fc2.com pcmtn 0002p.htm 2P Encke ... name kinoshita Comet Encke or Encke s Comet official designation 2P Encke is a periodic comet that completes ... when its orbit was computed by Johann Franz Encke like Halley s Comet , it is unusual in being named ... implies, Encke s Comet was the first periodic comet discovered after Halley s Comet designated 1P Halley . Its orbit was calculated by Johann Franz Encke , who through laborious calculations was able ... of the cometary nucleus nucleus of Encke s Comet is 4.8 km. ref name jpldata JPL small body ... and outgassing . Given Encke s low orbital inclination near the Ecliptic Ecliptic and planets ecliptic and brief orbital period of 3 years, the orbit of Encke is frequently perturbed by the inner ... Encke url http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 2P cad 1 cad accessdate 2009 05 07 ref Observations The failed CONTOUR mission was launched to study this comet, and also Schwassmann Wachmann 3 . File Encke tail rip off.ogg thumb left Encke s Comet loses its tail On April 20, 2007, STEREO STEREO A observed the tail of Comet Encke to be temporarily torn off by magnetic field disturbances caused by a coronal ... image of Encke and its debris trail in infrared light. Comet Encke is believed to be the originator ... . ref Near Earth object mpl 2004 TG 10 may be a fragment of Encke. ref name Porub an2006 cite journal ... associated Encke s Comet with impacts of cometary material on Earth, and with cultural significance ... by Czechoslovakian astronomer ubor Kres k as a fragment of Comet Encke. ref cite journal bibcode 1978BAICz..29..129K title The Tunguska object A fragment of Comet Encke publisher Astronomical Institutes ... drawings of comets believed by Victor Clube and Bill Napier to be related to the breakup of Encke ... motif . Comet Encke has sometimes been identified as the comet in question. In their 1982 ... more details
Erdmann Encke 26 January 1843 Berlin &ndash 7 July 1896 Potsdam Babelsberg Neubabelsberg was a German people German sculptor . Biography He studied at the Berlin Academy of Art academy in Berlin and with Albert Wolff . Several of the finest pieces of statuary in Berlin were designed by him, among them the following Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, bronze statue Hasenheide, Berlin Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Fa ade of Town Hall, Berlin Queen Louise of Prussia Gro er Tiergarten Thiergarten , Berlin and the sarcophagi of Emperor William I of Germany William I and Augusta of Saxe Weimar Eisenach Empress Augusta in the mausoleum at Charlottenburg . He also executed a number of important bronze portrait busts, in which he used polychromy with success. He was appointed a professor of the Berlin Academy in 1883. References commons Cite NIE Encke, Erdmann year 1905 clear align center Image Erdmann Encke K nigin Luise.jpg 200px width 200 Louise of Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Louise of Prussia, Gro er Tiergarten today occupied by a cement copy Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Encke, Erdmann ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 26 January 1843 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 7 July 1896 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Encke, Erdmann Category 1843 births Category 1896 deaths Category German sculptors Germany sculptor stub de Erdmann Encke sv Erdmann Encke ... more details
Distinguish2 Karl Ludwig Hencke , another German astronomer Infobox scientist name Johann Franz Encke image Johann Franz Encke.jpg image size 250px caption Johann Franz Encke birth date birth date 1791 ... Encke 23 September 1791 26 August 1865 was a Germany German astronomer . Among his activities, he ... to the sun, and made observations on the planet Saturn. Biography Encke was born in Hamburg , where ... discovered by him in 1805, Encke began to calculate the orbital elements of this comet. At this time ... to have a period of 3.3 years, so that the aphelion had to be within the orbit of Jupiter . Encke ... seen by Pierre M chain in 1786 and by Caroline Herschel in 1795. Encke sent his calculations as a note ... and Encke became famous as the discoverer of the short periodic comets. The first object of this family, the Encke comet , was named after him and so it is one of the few comets not named after ... by Encke was rewarded by the Royal Astronomical Society in London by presenting their Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal to him in 1824. In this year Encke married Amalie Becker ... of Bessel, Encke became director of the new observatory and secretary of the Prussian Academy of Sciences ..., 1840 1857 . Within the following time Encke was involved in the discovery and orbital parameter determination of other short periodic comets and asteroids . In 1837, Encke described a broad variation in the brightness of the Rings of Saturn A Ring A Ring of Saturn . The Rings of Saturn Encke Gap Encke Gap was later named in honor of his observations of Saturn s rings. In 1844, Encke became ... , No. 141, 1903 . Encke visited England in 1840. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal ... literature of astronomy. Encke s grave is preserved at a cemetery in the Kreuzberg section of Berlin ... Astronomical Society . The crater Encke crater Encke on the Moon is named after him. The asteroid 9134 Encke is named in his honour. The Rings of Saturn Structures within the A Ring Encke gap of Saturn ... more details
The Encke Division within rings of Saturn Saturn s rings . PD USGov NASA Full caption released with image An intriguing knotted ringlet within the Encke Gap is the main attraction in this Cassini Huygens Mission Cassini image. The Encke Gap is a small division near the outer edge of Saturn s rings that is about 300 kilometers 190 miles wide. The tiny moon Pan moon Pan 20 kilometers, or 12 miles across orbits within the gap and maintains it. Many waves produced by orbiting moons are visible. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow angle camera on October 29, 2004, at a distance of about 807,000 kilometers 501,000 miles from Saturn. The image scale is 4.5 kilometers 2.8 miles per pixel. Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Svenbot Orphan image ... more details
Sport may refer to Sport France , a cable and satellite television channel owned by Canal Sport Greece , a digital terrestrial television station owned by ERT Disambiguation ... more details
pp vandalism small yes pp move indef Other uses Image Youth soccer indiana.jpg thumb 300px right Sport in childhood . Association football , shown above, is a team sport which also provides opportunities to nurture social actions social interaction skills. Sport is all forms of physical activity which ... entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive , where a winner or winners can be identified ... game s and card game s are sometimes referred to as sports, but a sport is generally recognised ... of sport rules or tradition custom s. Physical events such as scoring goals or crossing a line first often define the result of a sport. However, the degree of skill and performance in some sports such as diving ... sports at the highest levels, while failures and accomplishments are widely announced in sport news ... in good physical condition. However, professional sport is a major source of entertainment. While ... after having lost. Citation needed date May 2011 Etymology and meaning Wiktionary Sport comes ... sport . The French word for sport is based on the Persian word bord , meaning winning or win . The Chinese term for sport, tiyu connotes physical training. The modern Greek term for sport ... definition of sport in English 1300 is of anything humans find amusing or entertaining. ref cite web url http www.etymonline.com index.php?search sport&searchmode none title sport n. accessdate ... 1967 ref Roget s defines the noun sport as an activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement with synonyms ... Edition publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt url http thesaurus.reference.com browse sport year 1995 isbn 0618254145 ref History Main History of sport This image is on its left side. It needs to be rotated ... been a popular sport in China s ancient past. Monuments to the Pharaohs indicate that a number .... Professionalism became prevalent, further adding to the increase in sport s popularity, as sports ..., p. 168 ref ref Lacey, David 10 November 2007 , http blogs.guardian.co.uk sport 2007 11 10 it takes ... more details
Sport in China may refer to Sport in the People s Republic of China Sport in Hong Kong Sport in Macau Sport in Taiwan Republic of China dab ... more details
Grand Sport may refer to Grand Sport Records , a Norwegian record label Grand Sport Group , a sports equipment company based in Thailand disambiguation ... more details
Sky Sport or similar may refer to Sky Sports , a group of UK sports television channels Sky Sport Germany , a group of German sports television channels, formerly called Premiere Sport Sky Sport Italy a group of Italian sports television channels Sky Sport New Zealand , a group of New Zealand sports television channels Sky Sport Mexico , a group of Mexican sports television channels Sky Sport International disambig ... more details
Everyday Sport is Sport England s physical activity campaign. It was developed following work done in Germany , Australia, New Zealand, Finland and Canada which has shown that a social marketing campaign is a very useful tool in the overall drive to get more people playing sport, alongside development of the infrastructure of community sport. Everyday Sport was launched as a pilot in the North East of England in May 2004, the campaign was then rolled out to the rest of the country in September 2005. See also Sport England Sport in England External links http www.everydaysport.com Everyday Sport official website Category Sport in England ko ... more details
Sport on Five may refer to Five Live Sport BBC Radio 5 programme, formerly Sport on 5 Five TV disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 Association football Football is the most popular sport in Eritrea. In recent years Eritrean athletes have seen increasing success in the international arena. See also Eritrea at the Olympics Football in Eritrea Sport in Africa Category Sport in Eritrea Eritrea sport stub ... more details
Association Football Football is the most popular sport in Somalia. The Somalia national football team is currently ranked 187th in the world. Basketball is increasing in popularity. See also Somalia at the Olympics Sport in Africa Somalia topics Category Sport in Somalia Category Sport in Africa Somalia Somalia stub ... more details
Weekend Sport is a programme broadcast RT Radio 1 at weekends. ref http www.rte.ie sport saturdaysport.html Saturday Sport ref ref http www.rte.ie sport sundaysport.html Sunday Sport ref Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport are round ups of Irish and International sports news. They are presented by hosts such as, John Kenny, Andrew O Connor , Con Murphy RT Con Murphy and Jacqui Hurley . Many Radio Telef s ireann RT sports reporters and producers also contribute. See also RT Sport References Reflist RTER1 Category RT Radio 1 programmes ... more details
Rai Sport may refer to one of the two following all sports channels, owned by the homonymous division of RAI Rai Sport 1 , TV Channel launched on February 1, 1999 as Rai Sport Satellite , became Rai Sport Pi in 2008 and Rai Sport in 2009, it was so renamed on May 18, 2010. Rai Sport 2 , TV Channel launched on May 18, 2010. disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar sportSport is organised or unorganised recreation. Today it usually implies competition, usually implies following rules, and often means competitive sport s and game s. Originally in English, sport is leisure , as in hunting or fishing wildlife for entertainment rather than for subsistence or for the market. See Sport Etymology and meaning Sport, etymology and meaning . Sport or Sports may also refer to In sports Sport Club do Recife , a Brazilian sports team Sport Vaasa , Finnish ice hockey team Sport magazine , an American magazine Sport magazine , a British magazine Sport newspaper , a Spanish newspaper DSL Sport , a Serbian newspaper Sport, a Swiss newspaper see Swiss Sports Personality of the Year In biology Any organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation. Fern sports were widely collected. In photography Sport camera , a Soviet 35 mm SLR camera launched in 1937 In music The Sports , an Australian rock band Sports band , a Canadian rock band based in Toronto Sports Bill Cosby album Sports Bill Cosby album , an album by Bill Cosby Sports Huey Lewis and the News album Sports Huey Lewis and the News album , an album by Huey Lewis and the News Sports Tokyo Incidents album Sports Tokyo Incidents album , an album by Tokyo Incidents In general Sport, in the context of plants, refers to a naturally occurring genetic mutation or a bud sport Sportcoat or sports coat, a type of jacket that originated for men s wear in shooting among other outdoor sports See also Sportsman disambiguation disambig de Sport Begriffskl rung et Sport t psustus fr Sport homonymie lt Sportas reik m s ja no Sport andre betydninger pl Sport ujednoznacznienie pt Sport ro Sport dezambiguizare ru ... more details
An individual sport refers to a sport in which participants compete as individuals. Examples Examples of individual sports include Archery Athletics sport Athletics Bodybuilding Badminton Boomerang Boxing Chess Croquet Cycling Darts Equestrianism Equestrian Fencing Figure Skating Golf Gymnastics Knife Throwing Krav Maga Judo Lawn Bowls Orienteering Pilates Power Lifting Rock climbing Shooting Skiing Skimboarding Snowboarding Snooker Squash sport Squash Surfing Skateboarding swimming sport Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Tenpin Bowling Triathlon Wrestling See also Team sport External links http www.michigandaily.com media storage paper851 news 2003 02 07 Sports Team Camaraderie.Dominates.Individual.Sport 1415604.shtml?norewrite200606091548&sourcedomain www.michigandaily.com Team camaraderie dominates individual sport http www.judoinfo.com judo4kids.htm Team or Individual Sports? Detailed argument in favour of individual sports Category Individual sports Sport stub is Einstaklings r tt it Sport individuale nn Individuelle idrettsgreiner scn Sport nnividuali ... more details
Sliedrecht Sport is a volleyball club from Sliedrecht , located in Zuid Holland , the Netherlands . It is one of the largest volleyball clubs in the Netherlands, which was started in 1956 and has over 500 members. br The first female team competes in the A league, the highest level in the Netherlands, the first male team competes in the B League, the second highest level. External links http www.sliedrechtsport.nl Official website Sliedrecht Sport Category Sports clubs established in 1956 Category Dutch volleyball clubs Category Sport in South Holland Netherlands sport stub volleyball team stub fr Sliedrecht Sport volley ball f minin nl Sliedrecht Sport pl Sliedrecht Sport ... more details
Image Sport Express.png thumb Logo of Sport Express. Sport Express lang ru is a Russia n daily sports newspaper founded by Vladimir Kuchmiy . Printed in 31 cities of Russia, Latvia , Belarus , Ukraine , Kazakhstan , and the United States , it is the biggest selling sports newspaper in Russia, with the daily audience of over 700,000 people. Sport Express was founded in 1991. It is a part of European Sports Magazines . See also List of non English newspapers with English language subsections External links http english.sport express.ru Official website en icon http www.russiaprofile.org culture 2006 1 16 2025.wbp Covering All the Games Russia newspaper stub Category Newspapers published in Russia Category Russian language newspapers Category Sports newspapers Category Publications established in 1991 de Sport Express fr Sport Express lv Sport Ekspress nl Sport Express ru tr Sport Ekspress ... more details
World of Sport can refer to World of Sport UK TV series made by London Weekend Television and broadcast nationwide. World of Sport Australian TV series seen on Melbourne s HSV Channel 7 World of Sport Sydney, Australia TV series seen on Sydney s TCN Channel 9 Trevor s World of Sport sitcom on BBC See also Wide World of Sports disambiguation disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Mauritania has an international football team who play and train at the Olympic Stadium. They are currently playing against other African international teams for a spot in the next African Cup of Nations . There is also a golf course in Mauritania. This golf course is a sand course next to the beach. Rugby union in Mauritania is a minor but growing sport. Sport in Africa Mauritania topics DEFAULTSORT Sport In Mauritania Category Sport in Mauritania Mauritania sport stub pt Esporte na Maurit nia ... more details
primarysources date February 2009 Namibia Sport is a Sport in Namibia sport magazine in Namibia . It covers all sporting activities across the country. It was founded in February 2002 by Henry Fernandes and Helge Schutz . An estimated 20,000 readers view the magazine each month. ref http www.namibiasport.com.na ?q about Namibia Sport ref References reflist Category Namibian magazines Category Sports magazines Category Monthly magazines Category English language magazines Namibia stub sport mag stub ... more details
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