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bolometer

device for measuring the power of incident electromagnetic radiation via the heating of a material with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance
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bolometer

Summary

bolometer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (800 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • bolometer is credited with the discovery of Samuel Langley[2].
  • bolometer is a type of measuring instrument[3].
  • bolometer is used for bolometric correction[4].
  • bolometer's Commons category is recorded as Bolometers[5].
  • bolometer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1878[6].
  • bolometer's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7].
  • bolometer's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].

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Definition and Type

bolometer is a type of measuring instrument[3].

Use and Application

bolometer is used for bolometric correction[4].

Why It Matters

bolometer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (800 views/month).[1] bolometer has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] bolometer is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Samuel Langley

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → bolometer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: bolometer, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910777|bolometer (#289910777)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Samuel Langley
    Local thumb → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1876077
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282530805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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