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theodolite

surveying instrument that measures azimuth and elevation between points
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Summary

theodolite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,567 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Collection: ETH Library[2]
  • Inventory number: ETHZ_IFGP_0025[3]
  • Subclass of: measuring instrument[4], surveying instrument[5]
  • Has use: geodesy[6], cartography[7], surveying[8], angle measurement[9]
  • Commons category: Theodolites[10]
  • Inception: 1923[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Theodolites[12]
  • Commons gallery: Theodolite[13]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15]
  • Height: 25 cm[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]

Why It Matters

theodolite has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] theodolite is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

surveying

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . engineersupply.com. engineersupply.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . engineersupply.com. engineersupply.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . engineersupply.com. engineersupply.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → geodesy, cartography, surveying +1
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → measuring instrument, surveying instrument
    Inception → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 15407, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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