Julian year

unit of time and a version of the year often used in astronomy
Intangible unit_of_time Q217208
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Julian year

Summary

Julian year is an unit of time[1]. It draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #33 of 82).[2]

Key Facts

  • Julian year's instance of is recorded as unit of time[3].
  • Julian year's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit[4].
  • Julian year's measured physical quantity is recorded as duration[5].
  • Julian year's subclass of is recorded as year[6].
  • Julian year's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/036gsq[7].
  • Julian year's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0159359[8].
  • Julian year's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • Julian year's different from is recorded as Julian day[10].
  • Julian year's different from is recorded as Julian calendar[11].
  • Julian year's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+31557600'}[12].
  • Julian year's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+365.25'}[13].
  • Julian year's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+8766'}[14].
  • Julian year's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+525960'}[15].
  • Julian year's UMLS CUI is recorded as C1551060[16].
  • Julian year's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q217208 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[17].
  • Julian year's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'a'}[18].
  • Julian year's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 101716001[19].
  • Julian year's UN/CEFACT Common Code is recorded as ANN[20].
  • Julian year's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Calendar/Julian/Year[21].
  • Julian year's Wolfram Language unit code is recorded as "JulianYears"[22].
  • Julian year's UCUM code is recorded as a_j[23].
  • Julian year's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as any-julia[24].

Why It Matters

Julian year draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #33 of 82).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac 3rd ed.. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . iau.org. iau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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