Metonic cycle

period of very close to 19 years that is nearly a common multiple of the solar year and the synodic (lunar) month
Intangible unit_of_time Q285682
Metonic cycle
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Metonic cycle

Summary

Metonic cycle is an unit of time[1]. It draws 282 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #21 of 82).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metonic cycle's image is recorded as CLM 14456 70v71r.jpg[3].
  • Metonic cycle's instance of is recorded as unit of time[4].
  • Metonic cycle's measured physical quantity is recorded as duration[5].
  • Meton of Athens is named after Metonic cycle[6].
  • Metonic cycle's Commons category is recorded as Metonic cycle[7].
  • Metonic cycle's time of discovery or invention is recorded as -0600-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Metonic cycle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0543n[9].
  • Metonic cycle's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 948607[10].
  • Metonic cycle's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0042267[11].
  • Metonic cycle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Metonic cycle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Metonic cycle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Metonic-cycle[14].
  • Metonic cycle's used by is recorded as astronomy[15].
  • Metonic cycle's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q523236', 'amount': '+235'}[16].
  • Metonic cycle's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+6939.6'}[17].
  • Metonic cycle's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Metons_syklus[18].
  • Metonic cycle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 169139839[19].
  • Metonic cycle's Wolfram Language unit code is recorded as "MetonicCycles"[20].
  • Metonic cycle's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 메톤 주기[21].
  • Metonic cycle's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as cicle-de-meto[22].

Why It Matters

Metonic cycle draws 282 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #21 of 82).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . webspace.science.uu.nl. webspace.science.uu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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