seismometer

instrument that records seismic waves by measuring ground motions, caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions
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seismometer

Summary

seismometer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • seismometer's video is recorded as Seismograph measuring visitors stomping their feet (often deliberately) at the Thomas A. Jaggar Museum, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.webm[2].
  • seismometer's video is recorded as How Does a Seismometer Work?.webm[3].
  • seismometer's image is recorded as Kinemetrics seismograph.jpg[4].
  • seismometer's GND ID is recorded as 4180766-2[5].
  • seismometer's subclass of is recorded as chart recorder[6].
  • seismometer's subclass of is recorded as machine[7].
  • seismometer's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00574864[8].
  • seismometer's has use is recorded as seismography[9].
  • seismometer's Commons category is recorded as Seismometers[10].
  • +0132-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of seismometer[11].
  • seismometer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01hqh3[12].
  • seismometer's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph125468[13].
  • seismometer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Seismometers[14].
  • seismometer's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300199045[15].
  • seismometer's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300199040[16].
  • seismometer's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 551.220287[17].
  • seismometer's PSH ID is recorded as 3899[18].
  • seismometer's product or material produced is recorded as seismogram[19].
  • seismometer's location of creation is recorded as China[20].
  • seismometer's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0275556[21].
  • seismometer's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[22].
  • seismometer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • seismometer's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24].
  • seismometer's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/seismometer[25].
  • seismometer's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/seismograph[26].

Why It Matters

seismometer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month).[1] seismometer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] seismometer is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of creation China
    Subclass of chart recorder, machine
    Inception
    Product
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