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Kelvin bridge

measuring instrument invented by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin used to measure an unknown electrical resistance below 1 Ω
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Kelvin bridge

Summary

Kelvin bridge ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin is named after Kelvin bridge[2].
  • Kelvin bridge's subclass of is recorded as bridge circuit[3].
  • Kelvin bridge's Commons category is recorded as Thomson bridge[4].
  • Kelvin bridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rns4h[5].
  • Kelvin bridge's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as kelvinbro[6].
  • Kelvin bridge's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 132960[7].
  • Kelvin bridge's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["MeasurementDevice", "KelvinBridge"][8].
  • Kelvin bridge's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 185316184[9].
  • Kelvin bridge's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3943782[10].
  • Kelvin bridge's IEV number is recorded as 313-08-02[11].

Why It Matters

Kelvin bridge ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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