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De Vaucouleurs' law

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De Vaucouleurs' law

Summary

De Vaucouleurs' law is a physical law[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #91 of 113).[2]

Key Facts

  • De Vaucouleurs' law's instance of is recorded as physical law[3].
  • Gérard de Vaucouleurs is named after De Vaucouleurs' law[4].
  • De Vaucouleurs' law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pmjh9[5].

Why It Matters

De Vaucouleurs' law draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #91 of 113).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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