Purkinje effect

Tendency for the peak luminance sensitivity of the human eye to shift toward the blue end of the color spectrum at low illumination levels
Thing phenomenon Q28203
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Purkinje effect

Summary

Purkinje effect is a phenomenon[1]. It draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #75 of 290).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purkinje effect is credited with the discovery of Jan Evangelista Purkyně[3].
  • Purkinje effect's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[4].
  • Jan Evangelista Purkyně is named after Purkinje effect[5].
  • Purkinje effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05pzvg[6].
  • Purkinje effect's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0053410[7].
  • Purkinje effect's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Purkinje-effect[8].
  • Purkinje effect's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 1310[9].
  • Purkinje effect's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "PurkinjeEffect"][10].
  • Purkinje effect's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as purkinje-phänomen[11].
  • Purkinje effect's World of Physics ID is recorded as PurkinjeEffect[12].
  • Purkinje effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 77020165[13].
  • Purkinje effect's IEV number is recorded as 845-22-036[14].
  • Purkinje effect's Glossary of Astronomical Terms ID is recorded as 3443[15].
  • Purkinje effect's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as efecte-purkinje[16].

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Works and Contributions

Purkinje effect is credited with the discovery of Jan Evangelista Purkyně[3].

Why It Matters

Purkinje effect draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #75 of 290).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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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