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Earth's rotation

rotation of Earth around its axis
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Earth's rotation

Summary

Earth's rotation is a motions of the Earth[1]. It draws 3,784 Wikipedia views per month (motions_of_the_earth category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Earth's rotation's instance of is recorded as motions of the Earth[3].
  • Earth's rotation's instance of is recorded as rotation[4].
  • Earth's rotation's Commons category is recorded as Earth's rotation[5].
  • Earth's rotation's has effect is recorded as Earth's centrifugal acceleration[6].
  • Earth's rotation's has effect is recorded as Earth flattening[7].
  • Earth's rotation's object of occurrence is recorded as Earth[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include motions of the Earth[3] and rotation[4].

Why It Matters

Earth's rotation draws 3,784 Wikipedia views per month (motions_of_the_earth category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → Earth's centrifugal acceleration, Earth flattening
    Instance of → —
    Object of occurrence → Earth
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007567853605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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