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Great Trigonometric Survey

19th-century survey to measure the Indian subcontinent
Intangible science_project Q1548493
Great Trigonometric Survey
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Great Trigonometric Survey

Summary

Great Trigonometric Survey is a science project[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of science_project entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (501 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Trigonometric Survey's image is recorded as 1870 Index Chart to GTS India-1.jpg[3].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's instance of is recorded as science project[4].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's instance of is recorded as geodesy[5].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's Commons category is recorded as Great Trigonometrical Survey[6].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's start time is recorded as +1802-04-10T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's end time is recorded as +1871-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06sswm[9].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Great-Trigonometric-Survey[10].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India'}[11].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's operating area is recorded as Indian subcontinent[12].
  • Great Trigonometric Survey's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 40354913[13].

Why It Matters

Great Trigonometric Survey ranks in the top 4% of science_project entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (501 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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