Maragheh Observatory

medieval Iranian astronomical observatory
Organization observatory Q2461462
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Maragheh Observatory

Summary

Maragheh Observatory is an observatory[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maragheh Observatory is located in Maragheh[3].
  • Maragheh Observatory is in the country of Iran[4].
  • Maragheh Observatory's image is recorded as Maragheh observatory1.jpg[5].
  • Maragheh Observatory's instance of is recorded as observatory[6].
  • Maragheh Observatory's founder is recorded as Nasir al-Din al-Tusi[7].
  • Maragheh Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151726331[8].
  • Maragheh Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr97039208[9].
  • Maragheh Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Maragheh observatory[10].
  • +1259-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Maragheh Observatory[11].
  • Maragheh Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.396078, 'lon': 46.209158}[12].
  • Maragheh Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0274ds_[13].
  • Maragheh Observatory's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14].
  • Maragheh Observatory's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987010649585605171[15].
  • Maragheh Observatory's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 530095[16].

Body

Founding

Maragheh Observatory's founder is recorded as Nasir al-Din al-Tusi[7]. +1259-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[11].

Why It Matters

Maragheh Observatory ranks in the top 5% of observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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