Lambert's cosine law

description in optics of the angular dependency of the radiant intensity of a radiant surface
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Lambert's cosine law

Summary

Lambert's cosine law is a physical law[1]. It draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #51 of 113).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lambert's cosine law's instance of is recorded as physical law[3].
  • Johann Heinrich Lambert is named after Lambert's cosine law[4].
  • Lambert's cosine law's Commons category is recorded as Lambert's cosine law[5].
  • Lambert's cosine law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbcc[6].
  • Lambert's cosine law's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[7].
  • Lambert's cosine law's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • Lambert's cosine law's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "LambertsCosineLaw"][9].
  • Lambert's cosine law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 138058376[10].
  • Lambert's cosine law's IEV number is recorded as 845-24-062[11].
  • Lambert's cosine law's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 133643[12].
  • Lambert's cosine law's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as zakon-lamberta-58681c[13].

Why It Matters

Lambert's cosine law draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #51 of 113).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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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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