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Aurora - Arts, Places, Sciences, Others

39º06N 84º90W, pop (2000e) 4000. Town in Dearborn Co, SE Indiana, USA; located on the Ohio R, just S of Lawrenceburg, near the Kentucky/Indiana border; first settled, 1796; incorporated, 1822; birthplace of Stephen Davison Bechtel and Elmer Davis; historic town with many restored buildings; Hillforest Mansion (1855) is a National Historic Landmark; Farmers' Fair (Oct).

Aurora most commonly refers to:

Aurora (astronomy), a glow in the sky sometimes seen at polar latitudes Aurora (mythology), the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology

Aurora may also be:

Arts

Literature

Aurora (comics), superhero in the Marvel Universe Aurora (planet), Spacer world in Isaac Asimov's fiction Aurora Australis (book), first book written in Antarctica Aurora Award (Prix Aurora), Canadian science-fiction and fantasy Aurora consurgens, manuscripts Aurora Leigh, a lengthy poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Aurora, SF society, a science fiction & Quezon, first spouse of a Philippine president to be called First Lady Aurora Browne, Canadian actress and comedian Aurora Königsmarck (1662–1728), mistress of Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony and king of Poland Aurora Robles, supermodel Aurora Stjernvall, Finnish benefactor Aurora Snow, American pornographic actress

Places

In Australia

Aurora Stadium, formerly York Park stadium in Launceston, Tasmania Aurora Tower, Brisbane, skyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland

In Canada

Aurora, Ontario Aurora Cable Internet Aurora Transit Aurora Place, Alberta Aurora, New Brunswick Aurora College, formerly Arctic College, in the Northwest Territories

In Guatemala

La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, Guatemala

In the Philippines

Aurora (province) Maria Aurora, Aurora Aurora, Isabela Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur

In South Africa

Aurora, Western Cape

In South Atlantic

Aurora Islands

In the United States

Aurora, Alabama Aurora, Alaska Aurora, Arkansas Aurora, California Aurora, Colorado Aurora Reservoir Aurora, Florida Aurora, Illinois Aurora University, Illinois Aurora, Indiana Aurora, Iowa Aurora, Kansas Aurora, Kentucky Aurora, Louisiana Aurora, Maine Aurora, Michigan Aurora, Minnesota Aurora, Missouri Aurora, Montana Aurora, Nebraska Aurora, Nevada Aurora, New Mexico Aurora, Cayuga County, New York Aurora, Erie County, New York Aurora Expressway, an expressway in western New York Aurora, North Carolina Aurora, Ohio Aurora, Oklahoma Aurora, Oregon Aurora, South Dakota Aurora, Texas Aurora, Utah Aurora, Virginia Aurora, West Virginia Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin Aurora, Washington County, Wisconsin Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin Aurora County, South Dakota Aurora Center, South Dakota Aurora Township, Minnesota Aurora Township, North Dakota

In Vanuatu

Aurora Island (now generally known as Maewo)

Sciences

Biology

Aurora Kinases, a family of kinase enzymes

Computers

Aurora (Programming Language), Aurora Programming Language Aurora engine and Aurora toolset, runs Neverwinter Nights AURORA, IBM network profiling system Aurora, an adware client from DirectRevenue Aurora SPARC Linux, a port of the Fedora Core Linux distribution for SPARC-based computers

Space

Aurora (astronomy), the northern or southern lights 94 Aurora, an asteroid discovered by J. the ship which started the Russian October Revolution HMS Aurora of the British Royal Navy MV Aurora, a cruise ship M/V Aurora, a ferry operated by the Alaska Marine Highway System Aurora, an 18th century Spanish ship, for which the Aurora Islands are named

Railway locomotives

A South Devon Railway Comet class locomotive

Others

Aroura, ancient Greek unit of measurement Aurora Casket Company, based in Aurora, Indiana Aurora Energy, electricity company in Tasmania Aurora FC, traditional football club in Guatemala Aurora (pen manufacturer), an Italian company.

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