semaphore line
system of visual communication
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semaphore line
Summary
semaphore line ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (697 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- semaphore line is credited with the discovery of Claude Chappe[2].
- The location of semaphore line was Lille[3].
- semaphore line is a type of communications system[4].
- semaphore line is a type of communication system[5].
- semaphore line's Commons category is recorded as Semaphores[6].
- semaphore line's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1792[7].
- semaphore line's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic=optical_telegraph[8].
- semaphore line's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
- semaphore line's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
- semaphore line's uses is recorded as semaphore[11].
- semaphore line's uses is recorded as semaphore tower[12].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include communications system[4] and communication system[5].
Why It Matters
semaphore line ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (697 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]