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optical aberration

phenomenon in astronomy
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Summary

optical aberration is a scientific theory[1]. It draws 1,523 Wikipedia views per month (scientific theory category, ranking #35 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: James Bradley[3]
  • Subclass of: optical phenomenon[4]
  • Commons category: Stellar aberration[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Stellar aberration[6]
  • Commons gallery: Aberration of light[7]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedic Lexicon[8], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, First Edition[16], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition[17], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Third Edition[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[19]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[20]

Why It Matters

optical aberration has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

James Bradley

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Landre89 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → scientific theory
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Discoverer or inventor → James Bradley
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