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18th century

time period between January 1, 1701, and December 31, 1800
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18th century

Summary

18th century is a century[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of century entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,639 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 18th century's instance of is recorded as century[3].
  • 18th century followed 17th century[4].
  • 18th century was followed by 19th century[5].
  • 18th century is part of 2nd millennium[6].
  • 18th century's Commons category is recorded as 18th century[7].
  • 18th century comprises 1710s[8].
  • 18th century comprises 1720s[9].
  • 18th century comprises 1760s[10].
  • 18th century comprises 1790s[11].
  • 18th century comprises 1700s[12].
  • 18th century comprises 1740s[13].
  • 18th century comprises 1770s[14].
  • 18th century comprises 1780s[15].
  • 18th century comprises 1730s[16].
  • 18th century comprises 1750s[17].
  • 18th century began on 1701[18].
  • 18th century ended on 1800[19].
  • 18th century occurred on January 1, 1800[20].
  • 18th century's topic's main category is recorded as Category:18th century[21].
  • 18th century's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:18th century[22].
  • 18th century's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • 18th century's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/18th-century[24].
  • 18th century's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/18th-century[25].
  • 18th century's has list is recorded as list of state leaders in the 18th century[26].
  • 18th century's has list is recorded as list of state leaders in the 18th-century Holy Roman Empire[27].

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Definition and Type

18th century's instance of is recorded as century[3].

Use and Application

Components include 1710s[8], a decade[28]; 1720s[9], a decade[29]; 1760s[10], a decade[30]; 1790s[11], a decade[31]; 1700s[12], a decade[32]; and 1740s[13], a decade[33]. 18th century is part of 2nd millennium[6].

Why It Matters

18th century ranks in the top 7% of century entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,639 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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