microscope

Summary

microscope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (805 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as Fine rotative table Microscope 5 (12996283235).jpg^[5].
• microscope's manufacturer is recorded as microscope maker^[6].
• microscope's GND ID is recorded as 4039237-5^[7].
• microscope's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh92003375^[8].
• microscope's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122210609^[9].
• microscope's subclass of is recorded as optical instrument^[10].
• microscope's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00565496^[11].
• microscope's has use is recorded as observational study^[12].
• microscope's has use is recorded as microscopy^[13].
• microscope's Commons category is recorded as Microscopes^[14].
• microscope's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Mikroskop.ogg^[15].
• microscope's Unicode character is recorded as 🔬^[16].
• microscope's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 22139^[17].
• microscope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04y9_^[18].
• microscope's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph263229^[19].
• microscope's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microscopes^[20].
• microscope's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300024594^[21].
• microscope's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 502.82^[22].
• microscope's PSH ID is recorded as 5679^[23].
• microscope's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10662661^[24].
• microscope's Iconclass notation is recorded as 49E2512^[25].
• microscope's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0123573^[26].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Zaccarias Janssen^[2], an instrument maker^[27], 1588–1632^[28], of Dutch Republic^[29]; Hans Janssen^[3]; and Hans Lippershay^[4], an eyeglass maker^[30], 1570–1619^[31], of Dutch Republic^[32], specialised in optics^[33]. Things named for microscope include Microscopium^[34], a constellation^[35].

Why It Matters

microscope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (805 views/month).^[1] microscope has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] microscope is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for microscope include Microscopium^[34], a constellation^[35].