40-foot telescope

reflecting telescope constructed between 1785 and 1789 at Observatory House in Slough, England
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40-foot telescope
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40-foot telescope

Summary

40-foot telescope is a reflecting telescope[1]. It draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (reflecting_telescope category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • 40-foot telescope is the creator of William Herschel[3].
  • 40-foot telescope is located in Slough[4].
  • 40-foot telescope is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • 40-foot telescope's image is recorded as Herschel 40 foot.jpg[6].
  • 40-foot telescope's instance of is recorded as reflecting telescope[7].
  • 40-foot telescope's instance of is recorded as altazimuth mount[8].
  • 40-foot telescope's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure[9].
  • 40-foot telescope's Commons category is recorded as 40-foot telescope[10].
  • 40-foot telescope was dissolved in +1840-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • 40-foot telescope's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5082, 'lon': -0.5954}[12].
  • 40-foot telescope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zz2zx[13].
  • 40-foot telescope's service entry is recorded as +1787-02-19T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 40-foot telescope's significant event is recorded as construction[15].
  • 40-foot telescope's different from is recorded as 40-foot telescope[16].
  • 40-foot telescope's focal length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[17].
  • 40-foot telescope's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.2'}[18].
  • 40-foot telescope's historic county is recorded as Buckinghamshire[19].
  • 40-foot telescope's model image is recorded as William Herschel Museum - 40-foot telescope model.jpg[20].

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Works and Contributions

40-foot telescope is the creator of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

40-foot telescope draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (reflecting_telescope category, ranking #3 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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