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spherical astronomy

branch of astronomy about the celestial sphere
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spherical astronomy

Summary

spherical astronomy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spherical astronomy is a type of astrometry[2].
  • spherical astronomy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spherical astronomy[3].
  • spherical astronomy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[4].
  • spherical astronomy's is the study of is recorded as configuration[5].

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Definition and Type

spherical astronomy is a type of astrometry[2].

Why It Matters

spherical astronomy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

astrometry Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Spherical astronomy
    Subclass of → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4175843
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27146, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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