Misc/Greenland Theory/10.02 Crescent: Difference between revisions

Aside from the Crescent atop the Taj Mahal in India, the Greco-Roman Crescent is found throughout popular culture, including but not limited to: Architecture: Crescent, an architectural structure where a number of buildings are built in an arc to form of a crescent shape, Crescent Arts Centre (Belfast, Northern Ireland); and the Royal Crescent (Bath, England); Books: “Crescent” (2003), a novel by Diana Abu-Jaber; Business: Crescent, a brand of tools after which the Crescent wrench takes its name; Crescent, a Swedish bicycle brand manufactured by Nymanbolagen; Crescent Air Cargo, an all-cargo airline based in India; Crescent Arms, a firearms manufacturer bought by Savage Arms; Crescent Capital Group, a private American investment firm; Crescent Enterprises, a conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates; Crescent Foods, a Seattle, Washington, spice and flavorings company (1889-1983); Crescent Petroleum, a privately owned company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates; Crescent Toys, a British toy manufacturer (1922-1980); and The Crescent, a former department store chain headquartered in Spokane, Washington; Fraternities: coat of arms of Alpha Theta Sigma; crest of Gamma Phi Beta; crest of Kappa Sigma; and coat of arms of Lambda Chi Alpha; Games: Crescent, a card game; Military: Crescent Shipyard (Elizabeth, New Jersey); the “HMS Crescent” (1643), a 14-gun ship; the “HMS Crescent” (1692), a 6-gun fireship, formerly of the French navy; the “HMS Crescent” (1758), a 32-gun fifth rate; the “HMS Crescent” (1779), a 28-gun sixth rate; the “HMS Crescent” (1784), a 36-gun fifth rate; the “HMS Crescent” (1810), a 38-gun fifth rate; the “HMS Crescent” (1854), a wood paddle tender; the “HMS Crescent” (1892), an Edgar-class first class cruiser; the “HMS Crescent” (1920), a the Canopus-class battleship named the “HMS Glory”; the “HMS Crescent” (1931), a C-class destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy; and the “HMS Crescent” (1944), a C-class destroyer transferred on loan to the Royal Canadian Navy; Music: “Crescent” (1964), an album by John Coltrane; “Crescent” (2003), an album by Japanese artist Gackt; Crescent, a percussion instrument; Crescent, an alternative band from Bristol, England; "Crescent City", a song about New Orleans by Lucinda Williams; Crescent City Radio, an Internet radio station based in New Orleans, Louisiana; Crescent City Records, a record label had been based in New Orleans, Louisiana; Crescent Records, a record label; and The Crescent, an English indie band; New Orleans: flag of New Orleans, Louisiana whose nickname is “The Crescent City”; and the badge of the New Orleans Police Department; Islam: flag of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; flag of the Arab Maghreb Union; flag of Arab Islamic Republic (1974); and flag for the Nation of Islam; Organizations: the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; Religion: Tengrian Crescent of the Tengriist religion; Schools: Crescent College, a [[Agencies/Jesuits|Jesuit]] college based (Limerick, Ireland); Crescent Convent School (Dildarnagar, India); Crescent Elementary School (Sandy, Utah); Crescent Engineering College (Madras, India); Crescent Girls' School (Singapore); Crescent School (Meeker, Oklahoma); and Crescent School (Toronto, Canada); Secret Societies: insignia of a Masonic Junior Deacon; and logo of the Shriners; Ships: “Crescent City” (1848), a schooner built in Medford, Massachusetts; and the “Crescent City” (1906), a steam schooner, formerly the “Jim Butler”; Science: Crescent, a breed of domestic pigeon; Crescent butterflies, the genera “Anthanassa” and “Phyciodes”; the Crescent Meteorite (1936), a meteorite which fell in Oklahoma; and the Crescent Nebula in the constellation Cygnus; Sports: Cincinnati Crescents, an All-Star barnstorming baseball team that played in the mid-1940s; Crescent Arena, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Crescent Boat Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Crescent Hockey Club, a field hockey club in Pakistan; Halifax Crescents, ice hockey team in Halifax, Canada (1899 -1948); Old Crescent, Limerick City based rugby club; and the Paterson Crescents, a defunct basketball team based in Paterson, New Jersey; Symbols: Crescent Pictish; and Transportation: Crescent Amtrak Train (United States); Mornington Crescent tube station (London, England).