The 26 brightest stars

A list of the common names of the 26 brightest stars. For more details about the stars, see the web page here

Sun
Sirius
Canopus
Rigil Kentaurus
Arcturus
Vega
Capella
Rigel
Procyon
Achernar
Betelgeuse
Hadar
Acrux
Altair
Aldebaran
Antares
Spica
Pollux
Fomalhaut
Becrux
Deneb
Regulus
Adhara
Castor
Gacrux
Shaula

Names of printing towns

A list of the Latin names of printing towns beginning with "B" as found in early printed books (before 1701). From the Cathedral Libraries Catalogue page here

Babenberga: Bamberg
Bacodurum: Passau (Germany)
Barchinona: Barcelona (Spain)
Barcinona, Barcinone: Barcelona (Spain)
Basileae: (Basel)
Bardum Pommeraniae: Barth
Baruthum: Bayreuth (Germany)
Barxinona: Barcelona (Spain)
Basilea: Basel (Switzerland)
Batava: Passau (Germany)
Batavia: Passau (Germany)
Batavinum: Passau (Germany)
Bathavinus: Passau (Germany)
Battavia: Passau (Germany)
Baumbergensis: Bamberg (Germany)
Bazavia: Passau (Germany)
Bazsowensis: Passau (Germany)
Bazzowa: Passau (Germany)
Beaulmont: Beaumont-les-Tours
Bellijocum: Beaujeu
Bellositi Dobunorum: Oxford
Beneharnum: Lescar
Bergomi: Bergamo (Italy)
Berolinum: Berlin (Germany)
Bethania ad Oderam (Elisiorum): Beuthen
Bethunia: Béthune
Bipontum: Zweibrücken
Bisonium: Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
Bisuntium: Besançon (France)
Biterrae: Béziers
Bicurgicorum metropoli: Erfurt (Germany)
Biturigiae: Bourges (France)
Biturigum: Bourges (France)
Blesae: Blois (France)
Bolonia: Boulogne-sur-Mer (France)
Bolsanum: Bozen
Bommelia: Zaltbommel (Netherlands)
Bononia Gessoriacum: Boulogne-sur-Mer (France)
Bononiae: Bologna
Bosania: Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
Bosonium: Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
Bourdeaus: Bordeaux
Bozanum: Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
Bozonium: Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
Brageracum: Bergerac
Brecislaburgum: Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
Brega: Brieg
Brema: Bremen
Breviodurum: Pont-Audemer
Breysach: Neu-Breisach
Brichsen: Brixen
Brinn(i)um: Brno (Czechoslovakia)
Brinna: Brno (Czechoslovakia)
Briovera: Saint-Lô
Briva Isarae: Pontoise
Brixia: Brescia (Italy)
Bruenna: Brno (Czechoslovakia)
Brugis Flandorum: Brugge
Bruna: Brno (Czechoslovakia)
Brunna: Brno (Czechoslovakia)
Brunnensis Civitas: Brno (Czechoslovakia)
Brunntrudum: Pruntrut
Brunonia: Braunschweig
Brunorum: Braunsberg
Brunsberga: Braunsberg
Brunsvicium: Braunschweig
Brunsviga: Braunschweig (Germany)
Bruntraut: Pruntrut
Bruxellae: (Brussel, Bruxelles)
Bruxellis: (Brussel, bruxelles)
Budissina: Bautzen
Burdigala: Bordeaux (France)
Burgus Bressiae: Bourg-en-Bresse (France)
Burgus Sebusianorum: Bourg-en-Bresse (France)
Busonium: Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)

Ferris Wheels

A list of ferris wheels and their heights in metres. For more details about the ferris wheels, see the Wikipedia page here

Amuran 60
Beijing Great Wheel 208 (under construction)
Belfast Wheel 60
Bellevue 53
Big-O 60
Colossus 55
Cosmo Clock 21 112.5
Diamond and Flower (daiya & hana) Ferris Wheel 117
Dream Mall 50
Europa Ferris Wheel 55
Eurowheel 90
Eye of Emirates 60
Eye on Malaysia 60
Ferris Wheel of Paris 100 (built 1900, demolished 1937)
Giant Ferris Wheel 47.5
Giant Wheel 50.3
Great Berlin Wheel 185 (Under construction)
Hablützel Ferris Wheel 60
Harbin Ferris Wheel 110
HEP Five 106
Janfusun FancyWorld 88
La Noria Panoramica De Sevilla 60
Bussink R60 transportable Giant Wheel
London Eye 135
Manchester Wheel 60
Mashhad Fun Fair 80
Miramar Entertainment Park 70
Moscow-850 75
Navy Pier Ferris Wheel 46
Niagara Falls Sky Wheel 53.3
Palette Town Ferris Wheel 115
Panoramic Wheel 56
Riesenrad Dresden 60
Riesenrad Vienna 64.8
Roue de Paris 60
Sea World Eye 60
Singapore Flyer 165
Sky Dream Fukuoka 120
Space Eye 100
Star of Nanchang 160
Steiger-60-metres Ferris Wheel 60
Sun Wheel 48.8
Tempozan Harbor Village Ferris wheel 112.5
Texas Star 65
The Ferris Wheel 80 (First-ever Ferris wheel built 1893 USA, now demolished)
The Giant Wheel 46
The Great Wheel 94 (demolished 1907)
The Southern Star 120 (under construction)
Wheel of Birmingham 60
Wheel of Brisbane 60
Willenborg Oktoberfest Ferris Wheel 50
Yorkshire Wheel 60
Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel 120