Discovery

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Discovery may refer to:

• Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown
• Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown
• Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence
• Service discovery on a computer network

Discovery, The Discovery or Discoveries may also refer to:

Places

• Discovery District, area in Toronto that features a high concentration of hospitals and research institutions, particularly those related to biotechnology

Devices

• Roomba Discovery, a robotic vacuuming device
• Discovery (synth), a VSTi software synthesizer by discoDSP

Education

• Discovery Academy (disambiguation)
• Discovery College (Hong Kong)
• Discovery School (disambiguation)
• Discovery Elementary School (disambiguation)

Nature

• Discovery (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse
• Discovery (apple), an apple cultivar (i.e., a variety of apples)
• Discovery (elm cultivar)
• Discovery Walks, natural trails in select parks in Toronto

Companies, projects, and teams

• Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, a professional cycling team
• Discovery Communications, an American global media and entertainment company
• Discovery Institute, a non-profit public policy think tank, best known for its advocacy of intelligent design
• Discovery Limited, a South African-based financial services group
• Discovery Program, a NASA space science program
• Discovery Records, a record label
• Wikimedia Discovery, a search engine project by the Wikimedia Foundation

Vessels and vehicles

Aircraft

• Aero Concepts Discovery, American homebuilt aircraft design
• Offpiste Discovery, a British hang glider design
• SC Discovery, a Ukrainian paraglider design

Land

• Land Rover Discovery, a 4x4 MPV manufactured by Land Rover

Marine

• Discovery (1602 ship)
• MV Discovery, a cruise ship
• Discovery I, sternwheel riverboat operated by Riverboat Discovery
• Discovery II, sternwheel riverboat operated by Riverboat Discovery
• Discovery III, sternwheel riverboat operated by Riverboat Discovery
• HMS Discovery, several British and Canadian warships
• HSC HSS Discovery, a high speed ferry
• RRS Discovery, the ship on Captain R.F. Scott's Antarctic expedition
• RRS Discovery II, a British Royal Research Ship in service 1929-1962
• RRS Discovery (1962), a British Royal Research Ship operated 1962-2012
• RRS Discovery (2013), a British Royal Research Ship currently in service as of 2013
• Discovery (fireboat), a fireboat operating near the mouth of the Columbia River

Spacecraft

• Discovery One, a fictional space craft from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Space Shuttle Discovery
• USS Discovery (NCC-1031), a fictional space craft, namesake of the television series Star Trek: Discovery

Culture and mass media

Books

• The Discovery (Frances Sheridan play) 1763
• The Discovery, in Comedies of Plautus, translated into familiar blank verse Richard Warner 1772.
• The Discovery (Animorphs), children's book

Film and television

• Discovery Channel, an American TV channel distributed by Discovery Communications
• Discovery (Irish TV series), the first documentary television series to be broadcast on RTÉ
• Discovery (1960s TV series), 1960s series on ABC-TV, hosted by Frank Buxton (later Bill Owen) and Virginia Gibson
• Discovery (British TV series), a documentary television series first shown in 1974
• Discovery (Canadian TV series), a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television from 1962 to 1963
• The Discovery (film), a 2017 British-American romantic science fiction film with Robert Redford
• Star Trek: Discovery, an American television series, part of the Star Trek franchise, debuting in 2017

Museums

• Discovery, Weymouth, a science centre in Dorset, England

Music

• Discovery, song cycle Op. 13, by Howard Ferguson (composer), sung by Kathleen Ferrier
• Discovery Records, a record label
• Discovery (band) an indietronica side project from members of Ra Ra Riot and Vampire Weekend

Albums

• The Discovery (album), 2011 album by Born of Osiris
• Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)
  • Discovery (music video), a music video album by the Electric Light Orchestra
• Discovery (Daft Punk album)
• Discovery (Jewelry album)
• Discovery (Mike Oldfield album)
  • Discovery Tour 1984, a Mike Oldfield tour
• Discovery (Mr. Children album)
• Discovery (Larry Carlton album)
• Discovery (Pink Floyd box set), a compilation box set of all 14 studio albums
• Discovery (Shanice album)
• Disc-Overy, debut 2010 album by Tinie Tempah

Songs

• "Discovery", song and single by Chris DeBurgh
• "Discovery" (song), a song by Mamoru Miyano
• "The Discovery", an instrumental on the 1974 Tyner McCoy album Echoes of a Friend

See also

• All pages with a title containing Discovery
• Discover (disambiguation)
• Discoverer (disambiguation)
• Discovery Bay (disambiguation)
• Self-discovery