Coriolis force

apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
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Coriolis force
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Coriolis force

Summary

Coriolis force is a scientific theory[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of scientific_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,890 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coriolis force is credited with the discovery of Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis[3].
  • Coriolis force's video is recorded as Corioliskraftanimation.gif[4].
  • Coriolis force's image is recorded as Low pressure system over Iceland.jpg[5].
  • Coriolis force's image is recorded as Coriolis effect14.png[6].
  • Coriolis force's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[7].
  • Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis is named after Coriolis force[8].
  • Coriolis force's GND ID is recorded as 4259538-1[9].
  • Coriolis force's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85032605[10].
  • Coriolis force's subclass of is recorded as fictitious force[11].
  • Coriolis force's subclass of is recorded as physical quantity[12].
  • Coriolis force's Commons category is recorded as Coriolis force[13].
  • Coriolis force's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Helperofhumanity-কোরিওলিস প্রভাব.wav[14].
  • Coriolis force's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D003312[15].
  • Coriolis force's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Coriolis force's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025rl[17].
  • Coriolis force's MeSH tree code is recorded as G01.482.311[18].
  • Coriolis force's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coriolis force[19].
  • Coriolis force's Commons gallery is recorded as Coriolis effect[20].
  • Coriolis force's PSH ID is recorded as 2972[21].
  • Coriolis force's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 921069[22].
  • Coriolis force's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0019879[23].
  • Coriolis force's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • Coriolis force's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Coriolis force's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[26].
  • Coriolis force's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Coriolis-force[27].

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Works and Contributions

Coriolis force is credited with the discovery of Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis[3].

Why It Matters

Coriolis force ranks in the top 4% of scientific_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,890 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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