Leiden Observatory

Astronomical institute of Leiden University
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Leiden Observatory

Summary

Leiden Observatory is a university observatory[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (university_observatory category, ranking #4 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leiden Observatory is located in Leiden[3].
  • Leiden Observatory is in the country of Netherlands[4].
  • Leiden Observatory's image is recorded as Oude Sterrewacht, Leiden.jpg[5].
  • Leiden Observatory's instance of is recorded as university observatory[6].
  • Leiden Observatory's operator is recorded as Leiden University[7].
  • Leiden Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110139063[8].
  • Leiden Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 142488006[9].
  • Leiden Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 61341-1[10].
  • Leiden Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83006707[11].
  • Leiden Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 170577570[12].
  • Leiden Observatory's location is recorded as Q2369292[13].
  • Leiden Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Leiden Observatory[14].
  • Leiden Observatory's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36506951[15].
  • +1633-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Leiden Observatory[16].
  • Leiden Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.167745, 'lon': 4.460838}[17].
  • Leiden Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cy29[18].
  • Leiden Observatory's located on street is recorded as Einsteinweg[19].
  • Leiden Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 013[20].
  • Leiden Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/astronomy[21].
  • Leiden Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/wiskunde-en-natuurwetenschappen/sterrenkunde[22].
  • Leiden Observatory's NUKAT ID is recorded as n99074584[23].
  • Leiden Observatory's Quora topic ID is recorded as Leiden-Observatory[24].
  • Leiden Observatory's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden'}[25].
  • Leiden Observatory's ROR ID is recorded as 03es66g06[26].
  • Leiden Observatory's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as leiden-observatory[27].

Body

Geography

Leiden Observatory is in the country of Netherlands[4]. It is located in Leiden[3].

Designation and Status

Leiden Observatory's instance of is recorded as university observatory[6].

History and Context

+1633-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Leiden Observatory[16].

Why It Matters

Leiden Observatory draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (university_observatory category, ranking #4 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ROR release v1.5. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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