Magdeburg hemispheres

pair of large copper hemispheres designed by Otto von Guericke
Event experiment Q23361
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Magdeburg hemispheres

Summary

Magdeburg hemispheres is an experiment[1]. It draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (experiment category, ranking #20 of 80).[2]

Key Facts

  • Magdeburg hemispheres is credited with the discovery of Otto von Guericke[3].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's image is recorded as El mundo físico, 1882 "Hemisferio de Magdeburgo" (4030993425).jpg[4].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's instance of is recorded as experiment[5].
  • Magdeburg is named after Magdeburg hemispheres[6].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's location is recorded as Regensburg[7].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's subclass of is recorded as scientific instrument[8].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Commons category is recorded as Magdeburg hemispheres[9].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's point in time is recorded as +1654-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015zgx[11].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magdeburg hemispheres[12].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Commons gallery is recorded as Magdeburg hemispheres[13].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0039163[14].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's NE.se ID is recorded as magdeburgska-halvkloten[18].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Quora topic ID is recorded as Magdeburg-Hemispheres[19].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as magdeburgske_halvkuler[20].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "MagdeburgHemispheres"][21].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as magdeburger-halbkugeln[22].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's KLEKs ID is recorded as 256085[23].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779688698[24].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3936011[25].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Lex ID is recorded as de_magdeburgske_halvkugler[26].
  • Magdeburg hemispheres's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as hemisferis-de-magdeburg[27].

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Works and Contributions

Magdeburg hemispheres is credited with the discovery of Otto von Guericke[3].

Why It Matters

Magdeburg hemispheres draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (experiment category, ranking #20 of 80).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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