Ross is the name of a succession of London -based lens designers and their company.
14-460: Ross or ROSS may refer to: People and fictional characters [ edit ] Ross (name) , including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning Clan Ross , a Highland Scottish clan Places [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Ross Sea Ross Ice Shelf Ross Dependency Ireland [ edit ] "Ross",
28-672: A cardiac surgery operation Ross seal , a species of Antarctic seal Rosse (disambiguation) Rossi (disambiguation) Ros (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ross . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ross&oldid=1253344789 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
42-650: A common nickname for County Roscommon Ross, County Mayo , a townland bordering Moyne Townland Ross, County Westmeath , a townland in Noughaval civil parish Diocese of Ross (Ireland) , West Cork United Kingdom [ edit ] Ross, Northumberland , England, a village Ross, Scottish Borders , a hamlet Ross-on-Wye , England Ross, Scotland , a region of Scotland and former earldom County of Ross , Scotland Diocese of Ross (Scotland) United States [ edit ] Ross, Arkansas , an unincorporated community Ross, California ,
56-932: A former subsidiary of the American Abbott Laboratories pharmaceutical company now known as Abbott Nutrition Ross Stores , an American department store chain Ross Technology , an American semiconductor company Ross Video , a Canadian company that produces video production equipment Schools [ edit ] Ross School of Business , part of the University of Michigan Ross University School of Medicine , an international medical school in Dominica Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine , an international medical school in St. Kitts School of Ross ,
70-663: A monastic institution in County Cork, Ireland Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Ross (play) , a 1960 play by Terence Rattigan Ross (1978 album) , by Diana Ross Ross (1983 album) , by Diana Ross Ross (Low Roar album) Ships [ edit ] USS Ross , several U.S. Navy ships HMS Ross (J45) , a Royal Navy minesweeper Transportation [ edit ] Ross (bicycles) Ross (gasoline automobile) , produced 1915-1918 Ross (steam automobile) , produced 1906-1909 Other uses [ edit ] Earl of Ross ,
84-717: A mountain in Montana Elsewhere [ edit ] Ross, Tasmania , Australia Ross, New Zealand RoSS, the Republic of South Sudan Ross River (Queensland) , the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia Ross River (Eastmain River) , a tributary of the Eastmain River in Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada Ross River (Yukon) , Canada, one of the main tributaries of
98-544: A peerage of Scotland Ross Mathematics Program , a summer program at Ohio State University Ross rifle Resource Ordering Status System , a database for fighting wildfires Retuinskih's System ROSS , a martial system See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "ross" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Ross All pages with titles containing Ross Ross Bridge (disambiguation) Ross Island (disambiguation) Fort Ross (disambiguation) Ross procedure ,
112-413: A town Ross, Indiana , an unincorporated community Ross, Iowa , an unincorporated community Ross, Minnesota , an unincorporated community Ross, North Dakota , a city Ross, Ohio , a census-designated place Ross County, Ohio Ross, Texas , a city Ross City, Texas , an unincorporated community Ross, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Ross Township (disambiguation) Ross Peak ,
126-494: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ross (name) Ross is an English-language name derived from Gaelic , most commonly used in Scotland. It is also the name of a county in the highland area (Ross and Cromarty). It can be used as a given name , typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent ( Clan Ross ). Derived from
140-459: The Gaelic for a "promontory" or "headland". Ross (optics) Andrew Ross (1798–1859) founded his company in 1830; from 1840 he began producing camera lenses signed "A. Ross". During his lifetime, the company was one of the foremost lens manufacturers. The year after his death in 1859, his son-in-law John Henry Dallmeyer left the firm to establish his own optical company and
154-589: The Pelly River Space [ edit ] Ross (lunar crater) Ross (Martian crater) Ross 248 , a star Russian Orbital Service Station , a proposed space station Business [ edit ] Ross (optics) , a London, England-based lens company Ross Casino, Pichilemu, Chile; now the Agustín Ross Cultural Centre Ross Group , a British fish and frozen food company Ross Laboratories ,
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#1732765663950168-520: The Watch" telescopes for the Royal Navy. In the mid-20th century, Ross continued to produce lenses, as well as binoculars, epidiascopes, etc. They had begun supplying lenses for Ensign cameras in the 1930s. After World War II Ross merged with Barnet Ensign, and the company later became Ross Ensign, lenses were also made for other companies such as MPP . Ross was taken over by Avimo in 1975; Avimo
182-606: The company was run by Ross's son, Thomas, and became known as Ross & Co. By the 1890s it was also making Zeiss and Goerz lenses under licence for sale in the UK and the British Empire. Ross patented a wide-angle lens design and Zeiss took this further to produce their EWA Protars. Before World War 1, Ross and Zeiss worked quite closely together, but at the outbreak of War the British Government put Ross in control of
196-562: The newly opened Carl Zeiss binocular and optical factory in Mill Hill, London. A 1902 Ross advertisement includes: Ross also made some cameras from about 1855 to the late 1930s. A range of Ross Standard Reflex cameras is listed with an illustration in the 1935 British Journal Photographic Almanac, the sizes ranged from 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (89 mm × 64 mm) up to half plate. During WWI and WWII Ross Limited produced pattern 373 and 373B "Officer of
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