Science History Institute

library, museum, and archive in Philadelphia, United States
Organization museum Q5090408
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Science History Institute

Summary

Science History Institute is a museum[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Science History Institute was a member of Digital Library Federation[3].
  • Science History Institute was a member of Independent Research Libraries Association[4].
  • Science History Institute is located in Pennsylvania[5].
  • Science History Institute is in the country of United States[6].
  • Science History Institute's image is recorded as Science History Institute 2018 sneak peek 13.JPG[7].
  • Science History Institute's instance of is recorded as museum[8].
  • Science History Institute's instance of is recorded as archives[9].
  • Science History Institute's instance of is recorded as cultural institution[10].
  • Science History Institute's instance of is recorded as library[11].
  • Science History Institute's founder is recorded as Arnold Thackray[12].
  • Science History Institute's chief executive officer is recorded as David Allen Cole[13].
  • Science History Institute's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121917991[14].
  • Science History Institute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125140439[15].
  • Science History Institute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4412163159960301640007[16].
  • Science History Institute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93039215[17].
  • Science History Institute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2021104345[18].
  • Science History Institute's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16931028s[19].
  • Science History Institute's Commons category is recorded as Science History Institute[20].
  • Science History Institute's Commons category is recorded as Images from the Science History Institute[21].
  • +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Science History Institute[22].
  • Science History Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.9489, 'lon': -75.1465}[23].
  • Science History Institute's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q9p3t[24].
  • Science History Institute's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2010557072[25].
  • Science History Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.sciencehistory.org/[26].
  • Science History Institute's described by source is recorded as Open GLAM Survey[27].

Body

Founding

Science History Institute's founder is recorded as Arnold Thackray[12]. +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[22].

Leadership

Science History Institute's chief executive officer is recorded as David Allen Cole[13].

Why It Matters

Science History Institute ranks in the top 3% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . sciencehistory.org. sciencehistory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . clir.org. clir.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . irla.lindahall.org. Retrieved . irla.lindahall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Open GLAM Survey, version of 3 August 2021. Retrieved . docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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