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a system for producing precision lengths by stacking components
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gauge block

Summary

gauge block ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gauge block is credited with the discovery of Carl Edvard Johansson[2].
  • gauge block's image is recorded as GageBlocks 003.jpg[3].
  • gauge block's GND ID is recorded as 4234473-6[4].
  • gauge block's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85052720[5].
  • gauge block's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125509433[6].
  • gauge block's subclass of is recorded as measurement standard[7].
  • gauge block's subclass of is recorded as material measure[8].
  • gauge block's Commons category is recorded as Gauge blocks[9].
  • gauge block's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1896-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • gauge block's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05qqfw[11].
  • gauge block's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gauge blocks[12].
  • gauge block's Commons gallery is recorded as Calibration block[13].
  • gauge block's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300197471[14].
  • gauge block's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Jo-block[15].
  • gauge block's FAST ID is recorded as 937029[16].
  • gauge block's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["MeasurementDevice", "GaugeBlock"][17].
  • gauge block's schematic is recorded as Gauge block wringing.svg[18].
  • gauge block's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777614252[19].
  • gauge block's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9815360394505606[20].

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Works and Contributions

gauge block is credited with the discovery of Carl Edvard Johansson[2].

Why It Matters

gauge block ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). gauge block. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gauge-block
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gauge-block_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gauge block}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gauge-block}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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