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Barlow lens

type of optical lens used to increase the focal length of an optical system
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Barlow lens

Summary

Barlow lens is a scientific instrument[1]. It draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_instrument category, ranking #6 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barlow lens's image is recorded as Barlow-lens.jpg[3].
  • Barlow lens's instance of is recorded as scientific instrument[4].
  • Peter Barlow is named after Barlow lens[5].
  • Barlow lens's subclass of is recorded as lens[6].
  • Barlow lens's Commons category is recorded as Barlow lenses[7].
  • Barlow lens's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06jt5b[8].
  • Barlow lens's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Barlow-lens[9].
  • Barlow lens's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as barlowlinse[10].
  • Barlow lens's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776332667[11].

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Designation and Status

Barlow lens's instance of is recorded as scientific instrument[4].

History and Context

Peter Barlow is named after Barlow lens[5].

Why It Matters

Barlow lens draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_instrument category, ranking #6 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Barlow lens. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/barlow-lens
MLA “Barlow lens.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/barlow-lens.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_barlow-lens_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Barlow lens}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/barlow-lens}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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