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• Vulcan (god), a god in Roman mythology
• Avro Vulcan, aircraft
• M61 Vulcan, gun
• Vulcan (planet), a hypothetical planet between Mercury and the Sun
• Vulcan processor , a type of processors
• Vulcan (Star Trek), the fictional planet and the race in Star Trek
• The Town of Vulcan, Alberta
• The City of Vulcan, RomaniaVulcan is a city in Hunedoara county, Romania with a population of 33,186, being the second city as size of the Jiu Valley. The city is named after the Vulcan Pass that connects the Jiu Valley to Oltenia. The coal resources of ther region were discovered
• Vulcan Media , an educational software company from Poland
• Vulcan (volcano)Vulcan is a pumice cone in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the western rim of the larger feature. Its most recent eruption was in 1994, when in conjunction with another vent, Tavurvur, the eruptions of Vulcan forced th, a volcano in New GuineaNew Guinea located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded around 5000 BC. The name Papua also refers to the island in whole or
• Vulcan of the alchemistsThe Swiss physician/alchemist Paracelsus introduced the mythological figure of Vulcan as the patron deity of alchemy and as symbolic of the hermetic art. To Paracelsus Vulcan was synonymous with both the alchemist/physicians manipulation of fire, heating, primary 'deity' associated with Paracelsian alchemyJoseph Wright of Derby, 1771) Alchemy is an early protoscientific practice combining elements of chemistry, physics, astrology, art, semiotics, metallurgy, medicine, mysticism, and religion. Two intertwined goals sought by many alchemists were the philoso
• Vulcan OS , an operating system for some Harris Corporation minicomputers
• Vulcan Ventures, an investment company founded by Paul AllenAllen (born January 21, 1953) is an entrepreneur who first established himself by co-founding Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates. He regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world; as of 2004 he is ranked by Forbes magazine as the fifth
• Vulcan FoundryA British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. Locomotive manufacturers., a British locomotive builder
• Vulcan Iron Works, a U.S. locomotive builder