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pyrometer

remote-sensing thermometer used to measure high temperatures
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pyrometer
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pyrometer

Summary

pyrometer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pyrometer is credited with the discovery of William Chandler Roberts-Austen[2].
  • pyrometer is a type of thermometer[3].
  • pyrometer's Commons category is recorded as Pyrometers[4].
  • pyrometer's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • pyrometer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • pyrometer's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[7].
  • pyrometer's measures is recorded as temperature[8].

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Definition and Type

pyrometer is a type of thermometer[3].

Why It Matters

pyrometer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[1] pyrometer has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] pyrometer is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → William Chandler Roberts-Austen
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