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Board of Longitude

British government body formed in 1714
Organization government_agency Q1365673
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Board of Longitude

Summary

Board of Longitude is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Board of Longitude's instance of is recorded as government agency[3].
  • Board of Longitude's start time is recorded as +1714-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Board of Longitude's end time is recorded as +1828-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Board of Longitude's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pznt[6].
  • Board of Longitude's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea'}[7].

Body

Identity

Board of Longitude's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea'}[7].

Why It Matters

Board of Longitude ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Longitude Act 1714. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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