Historical Scientific Instruments
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- Points6
- Comments0
–Rank now
#23Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 30, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 6
- Comments
- 0
- Submitted by
- peteforde
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
- Site
- nealstephenson.substack.com
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on nealstephenson.substack.com.
Trending history
Historical Scientific Instruments was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 30, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 43 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #23 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 03:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 10:37 UTC.
This page has little history so far; it stays out of search results until the item has trended on two days or has more context.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
23
Oct 26today
Metric history
Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.
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Archived daily, weekly and monthly lists that include this entry.
Hacker News 1 day, best #23
Questions
Is Historical Scientific Instruments trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 30, 10:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Historical Scientific Instruments reached?
#23 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 03:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Historical Scientific Instruments been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 30, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (43 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
6 points and 0 comments; submitted by peteforde on Oct 27, 2026.