inverse-square law

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inverse-square law

Summary

inverse-square law is a physical law[1]. It draws 895 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #13 of 113).[2]

Key Facts

  • inverse-square law is credited with the discovery of Robert Hooke[3].
  • inverse-square law's instance of is recorded as physical law[4].
  • inverse-square law's Commons category is recorded as Inverse-square law[5].
  • inverse-square law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bb5l[6].
  • inverse-square law's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/inverse-square-law[7].
  • inverse-square law's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as inverse-square-law[8].
  • inverse-square law's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 136902[9].
  • inverse-square law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 38753444[10].
  • inverse-square law's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Inverse_Square_Law[11].
  • inverse-square law's IEV number is recorded as 881-02-25[12].
  • inverse-square law's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C38753444[13].

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Works and Contributions

inverse-square law is credited with the discovery of Robert Hooke[3].

Why It Matters

inverse-square law draws 895 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #13 of 113).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . sciencedirect.com. sciencedirect.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: 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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