repeating circle

type of angular measurement instrument, notably used for navigation
Thing measuring_instrument Q893387
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repeating circle

Summary

repeating circle is a measuring instrument[1]. It draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (measuring_instrument category, ranking #27 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • repeating circle is the creator of Jean-Charles de Borda[3].
  • repeating circle is the creator of Étienne Lenoir[4].
  • repeating circle is in the country of France[5].
  • repeating circle's image is recorded as Cercle répétiteur azimutal.jpg[6].
  • repeating circle's instance of is recorded as measuring instrument[7].
  • repeating circle's based on is recorded as reflecting circle[8].
  • repeating circle's subclass of is recorded as astronomical instrument[9].
  • repeating circle's Commons category is recorded as Circles (instruments)[10].
  • repeating circle's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 78079[11].
  • +1784-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of repeating circle[12].
  • repeating circle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047qkh6[13].
  • repeating circle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778159035[14].
  • repeating circle's TOPCMB ID is recorded as circulo repetidor[15].

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Jean-Charles de Borda[3], a mathematician[16], 1733–1799[17], of France[18], awarded the 72 names on the Eiffel Tower[19] and Étienne Lenoir[4], an engineer[20], 1744–1832[21], of France[22].

Why It Matters

repeating circle draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (measuring_instrument category, ranking #27 of 45).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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