Arago
Appearance
Arago may refer to:
People
- Aragó, a family name of the kings of the Aragonese Crown
- Étienne Arago (1802–1892), French journalist, theater director, and politician; brother of Juan, François, and Jacques
- François Arago (1786–1853), French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician; brother of Juan, Jacques, and Étienne
- Jacques Arago (1790–1855), French writer, artist and explorer; brother of Juan, François, and Étienne
- Josep Riera i Aragó (born 1954), Catalan artist
- Marie Arago (1755–1845), French mother of the six Arago brothers
Places
Earth
- Aragó, the name for Aragon in Catalan
- Arago, Oregon, United States, an unincorporated community
- Arago Township, Minnesota, United States
- Cape Arago, Cape Arago State Park, Oregon, United States
- Arago Glacier, Graham Land, Antarctica
- Arago cave, Tautavel, France, a site where prehistoric remains of Tautavel Man were discovered
- Arago hotspot, a geological hotspot near the Arago seamount in the south Pacific Ocean
Outer space
- Arago (lunar crater)
- Arago (Martian crater), named after François Arago
- 1005 Arago, an asteroid
- one of the rings of Neptune, named in honor of François Arago
Ships
- USC&GS Arago, two ships of the United States Coast Survey and United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
- USS Arago, an armed survey ship that served in the United States Navy from 1861 to 1863
- SS Arago (1855), a steam ship used for mail and passenger service and, during the American Civil War, as a troop transport
- French submarine Arago (1912–1921)
Other uses
- Lycée Arago (Paris), France, a secondary school
- Arago telescope, a refractor at Paris Observatory, Paris, France
- Arago, a character in Ronin Warriors, see Talpa
See also
- Arago spot, optical phenomenon
- Aragoscope, a type of telescope design
- Arago's rotations, magnetic phenomenon