astrolabe

astronomical instrument in the form of a disc or sphere with wires, cutouts or perforations that allows a user to calculate astronomical positions precisely
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astrolabe

Summary

astrolabe ranks in the top 0.9% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,811 views/month, #704 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • astrolabe's image is recorded as Drehbare Sternenkarte.jpg[2].
  • astrolabe's image is recorded as Planispheric astrolabe.png[3].
  • astrolabe's GND ID is recorded as 4003304-1[4].
  • astrolabe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85008890[5].
  • astrolabe's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119316440[6].
  • astrolabe's subclass of is recorded as astronomical instrument[7].
  • astrolabe's subclass of is recorded as inclinometer[8].
  • astrolabe's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00576833[9].
  • astrolabe's Commons category is recorded as Astrolabes[10].
  • astrolabe's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 30977[11].
  • astrolabe's has part is recorded as plate[12].
  • astrolabe's has part is recorded as rete[13].
  • astrolabe's has part is recorded as mater[14].
  • astrolabe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0js0d[15].
  • astrolabe's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph137440[16].
  • astrolabe's Commons gallery is recorded as Astrolabe[17].
  • astrolabe's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300195790[18].
  • astrolabe's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 522.2[19].
  • astrolabe's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 663117[20].
  • astrolabe's Iconclass notation is recorded as 46C2823[21].
  • astrolabe's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0161266[22].
  • astrolabe's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0081524[23].
  • astrolabe's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[24].
  • astrolabe's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • astrolabe's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for astrolabe include L'Astrolabe[27], a patrol vessel[28]; Astrolábos[29], an exoplanet[30]; and Astralabius[31], a religious figure[32], 1116–1171[33], of France[34].

Why It Matters

astrolabe ranks in the top 0.9% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,811 views/month, #704 of 77,819).[1] astrolabe has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] astrolabe is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for astrolabe include L'Astrolabe[27], a patrol vessel[28]; Astrolábos[29], an exoplanet[30]; and Astralabius[31], a religious figure[32], 1116–1171[33], of France[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . sites.hps.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . sites.hps.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . sites.hps.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . sites.hps.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . sites.hps.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . sites.hps.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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