On the Sphere and Cylinder

work by Archimedes, calculating via the method of exhaustion the surface area of a sphere and the volume of a ball
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On the Sphere and Cylinder

Summary

On the Sphere and Cylinder is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On the Sphere and Cylinder authored Archimedes[3].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's image is recorded as Archimedes - On the Sphere and Cylinder.jpg[4].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 292759568[6].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316649739[7].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's GND ID is recorded as 4504379-6[8].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85053962[9].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12189963t[10].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's IdRef ID is recorded as 081059620[11].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's IdRef ID is recorded as 030497094[12].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's place of publication is recorded as Syracuse[13].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's Commons category is recorded as On the Sphere and Cylinder[14].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[15].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's publication date is recorded as -0225-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047qjkk[17].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's main subject is recorded as sphere[18].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's main subject is recorded as Euclidean geometry[19].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5195780[20].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/On-the-Sphere-and-Cylinder[21].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Περὶ σφαίρας καὶ κυλίνδρου'}[22].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's Vatican Library VcBA ID is recorded as 492/12532[25].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007599743105171[26].
  • On the Sphere and Cylinder's Pinakes work ID is recorded as 3989[27].

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Designation and Status

On the Sphere and Cylinder's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

Why It Matters

On the Sphere and Cylinder ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  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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