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Hercules

[hur-kyuh-leez] / ˈhɜr kjəˌliz /






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The expedition used the remotely operated vehicle Hercules, which recorded extensive video footage that was later archived for public access and annotated by researchers at UH Mānoa.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

The U.S. was present in those areas during World War II, and currently flies Hercules C-130 military transport planes out of Kangerlussuaq for several months of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The Hercules bench set, composed of five seats made from the same slab of eucalyptus, $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

A local farmer told AFP news agency that he had heard a loud bang before the Hercules crashed into trees near his home.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

Hercules dined alone, but he understood that Admetus must as a matter of form attend the funeral and the fact did not stand in the way of his enjoying himself.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Nova V1674 Herculis was one of the fastest ever recorded, rising and fading within days.

From Science Daily Dec. 31, 2025

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt will run the 100 meters at the Herculis EBS meeting in Monaco on July 21, two weeks before his final world championships appearance in London, organizers said on Wednesday.

From Reuters Jun. 22, 2017

Bernard Lagat, a former Washington State standout, improved his American record in the 5,000 meters when he finished second in the Diamond League Herculis meet in Monaco.

From Seattle Times Jul. 23, 2011

Such a one was Nova Herculis, the famed "new star" of 1934.

From Time Magazine Archive

More lately, however, Deslandres and Campbell have determined for ζ Herculis and η Cephei respectively approaching rates of forty-four and fifty-four miles a second.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke




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