Morse
Encyclopedia
Morse can refer to:
United States
Antarctica
Elsewhere on Earth
Outer space
- Morse codeMorse codeMorse code is a method of transmitting textual information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment...
, a method of coding messages into long and short beeps
Places
Canada- Morse (provincial electoral district)Morse (provincial electoral district)Morse is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centered on the town of Morse, Saskatchewan. The district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912, and abolished before the 23rd Saskatchewan general...
, Saskatchewan - Morse, SaskatchewanMorse, Saskatchewan-External links:** Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...
, a hamlet - Morse No. 165, SaskatchewanMorse No. 165, SaskatchewanThis article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see MorseMorse No. 165, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 435 rural residents in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 11, 1911...
, a rural municipality
United States
- Morse, IowaMorse, IowaMorse is a small unincorporated village in Section 9, Graham Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The first settler was William Jayne. One of the founders was A.W.G. Morse, an early settler in Iowa, who kept journals which have...
, an unincorporated community - Morse, LouisianaMorse, LouisianaMorse is a village in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 759 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area.Incorporated as a village in 1906, it was settled by farmers from Illinois and Iowa...
, a village - Morse River (Maine)Morse River (Maine)The Morse River is a tidal river in Phippsburg, Maine. It flows directly into the Atlantic Ocean, west of the mouth of the Kennebec River.-References:**...
- Morse Township, Minnesota (disambiguation), two places
- Morse, TexasMorse, TexasMorse is a census-designated place in Hansford County, Texas, United States. The population was 172 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Morse is located at ....
, a census-designated place - Morse, WisconsinMorse, WisconsinMorse is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 515 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Ballou, Cayuga, and Foster Junction are located in the town.-Geography:...
, a town - Morse (community), WisconsinMorse (community), WisconsinMorse is an unincorporated community located in the town of Gordon, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. Morse is located along the Bad River south-southeast of Mellen....
, an unincorporated community
Antarctica
- Mount MorseMount MorseMount Morse is a mountain rising to over 1800 m at the end of the ridge extending west from Mount Egerton, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 6 nautical miles west of the Mount Egerton summit. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Robert M...
- Cape MorseCape MorseCape Morse is a low, ice-covered cape which marks the east side of the entrance to Porpoise Bay and forms the division between Banzare Coast and Clarie Coast, Wilkes Land. It was delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ...
- Morse NunataksMorse NunataksMorse Nunataks is an isolated rock nunataks standing 4.5 nautical miles south of Mount Achernar, between Lewis Cliff and MacAlpine Hills. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Oliver C. Morse III, United States Antarctic Research Program ionospheric scientist at South Pole Station,...
Elsewhere on Earth
- Morse RiverMorse RiverThe Morse River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northwest from its source in the Strachan Range, reaching the Mahitahi River 14 kilometres south of Bruce Bay.-References:...
, New Zealand - Morse PointMorse PointMorse Point is a point marking the east side of the entrance of Antarctic Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. The point appears roughly charted on maps dating back to about 1900. It was roughly surveyed by DI personnel in the period 1925-31, and resurveyed by the SGS, 1951-52...
, South Georgia Island - Morse ParkMorse ParkMorse Park , occupies 15.8 hectares, is an urban park located in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon.It was competed in 1967. The Park was named after Sir Arthur Morse , the head of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during and after World War II.-History:The Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette ,...
, Hong Kong
Outer space
- Morse (crater)Morse (crater)Morse is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon and cannot be seen directly from the Earth. It lies about one crater diameter to the southwest of the larger Fitzgerald. To the west-northwest of Morse is Dante....
, on the Moon - 8672 Morse8672 Morse8672 Morse is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1991 by Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of Morse code.- External links :*...
, an asteroid
Buildings
- Morse AuditoriumMorse AuditoriumAlfred L. Morse Auditorium is a domed theater that is now owned by Boston University and used as an auditorium.Built in 1906 as Temple Israel, the edifice was intended by the architect and congregation as a replica of Solomon's Temple. Boston University acquired the building in 1967 when the...
, a domed theater owned by Boston University - Morse House (disambiguation), various buildings
- Morse (CTA)Morse (CTA)Morse is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is located at 1358 West Morse Avenue in Chicago, Illinois . The station was formerly known as Rogers Park or Morse-Rogers Park. There is an automated entry/exit from the north end of the platform onto Lunt Avenue...
, an 'L' station on a line of the Chicago [Rapid] Transit Authority
Other uses
- Morse CollegeMorse CollegeMorse College is one of the twelve residential colleges at Yale University, built in 1961 and designed by Eero Saarinen. It is adjacent to Ezra Stiles College. The current Master is Frank Keil, Professor of Psychology and Professor of Linguistics. The Associate Master is Kristi Lockhart...
, a residential college at Yale University - Morse Farm (disambiguation)
- Morse Field (disambiguation), two places
- The large buckle on the copeCopeThe cope is a liturgical vestment, a very long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour....
, one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic Church - An archaic word for the walrusWalrusThe walrus is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and sub-Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in the Odobenidae family and Odobenus genus. It is subdivided into three subspecies: the Atlantic...
, a large aquatic mammal - Morse chain, a chain driveChain driveChain drive is a way of transmitting mechanical power from one place to another. It is often used to convey power to the wheels of a vehicle, particularly bicycles and motorcycles...
with inverted teeth - Morse taper, a type of machine taper invented by Stephen A. Morse
- Morse DivingMorse DivingMorse Diving is a big USA maker of diving equipment. It started in 1837.Morse Diving is the oldest manufacturer of diving equipment in the world and the 412th oldest company ever, sharing its founding year with Tiffany and Co....
, a US maker of diving equipment - Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company, a defunct company in New York City
- USS Morse, a ferryboat used by the Union Navy in the American Civil War
- Morse, French title for the Swedish horror film Let the Right One In
- Inspector MorseInspector MorseInspector Morse is a fictional character in the eponymous series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, as well as the 33-episode 1987–2000 television adaptation of the same name, in which the character was portrayed by John Thaw. Morse is a senior CID officer with the Thames Valley...
, a fictional British detective in books and on television - Morse potentialMorse potentialThe Morse potential, named after physicist Philip M. Morse, is a convenient model for the potential energy of a diatomic molecule. It is a better approximation for the vibrational structure of the molecule than the quantum harmonic oscillator because it explicitly includes the effects of bond...
, a model interatomic potential energy function - Morse theoryMorse theoryIn differential topology, the techniques of Morse theory give a very direct way of analyzing the topology of a manifold by studying differentiable functions on that manifold. According to the basic insights of Marston Morse, a differentiable function on a manifold will, in a typical case, reflect...
, in mathematics, a way of analyzing the topology of a manifold by studying differentiable functions on that manifold