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Geissler tube

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Geissler tube

Summary

Geissler tube is a gas-discharge lamp[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Geissler tube is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Geißler[3].
  • Geissler tube's instance of is recorded as gas-discharge lamp[4].
  • Heinrich Geißler is named after Geissler tube[5].
  • Geissler tube's Commons category is recorded as Geissler tubes[6].
  • Geissler tube's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1857[7].
  • Geissler tube's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • Geissler tube's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • Geissler tube's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Geissler tube's described by source is recorded as Illustrated dictionary of the Polish language (1916)[11].

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Works and Contributions

Geissler tube is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Geißler[3].

Why It Matters

Geissler tube has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . pro-physik.de. Retrieved . pro-physik.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +1
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → gas-discharge lamp
    Named after → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Geissler tubes.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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