microscope

instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye
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microscope

Summary

microscope has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • microscope is credited with the discovery of Zaccarias Janssen[2].
  • microscope is credited with the discovery of Hans Janssen[3].
  • microscope is credited with the discovery of Hans Lippershay[4].
  • microscope's manufacturer is recorded as microscope maker[5].
  • microscope is a type of optical instrument[6].
  • microscope is used for observational study[7].
  • microscope is used for microscopy[8].
  • microscope's Commons category is recorded as Microscopes[9].
  • microscope's Unicode character is recorded as 🔬[10].
  • microscope's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microscopes[11].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[12].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[18].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[19].
  • microscope's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • microscope's used by is recorded as scientist[21].
  • microscope's used by is recorded as biology[22].
  • microscope's different from is recorded as Microscopium[23].
  • microscope's uses is recorded as magnification[24].
  • microscope's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].

Body

Definition and Type

microscope is a type of optical instrument[6].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include observational study[7] and microscopy[8]. Recorded used by include scientist[21] and biology[22].

Influence

Things named for microscope include Microscopium[26], a constellation[27].

Why It Matters

microscope has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] microscope is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for microscope include Microscopium[26], a constellation[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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