Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Aristotle
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| gptkbp:dateWritten |
circa 350 BC
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| gptkbp:describes |
geocentric model
celestial spheres |
| gptkbp:dividedInto |
sublunar and superlunar realms
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| gptkbp:explores |
nature of the universe
eternity of the world finite universe motion of celestial bodies natural place of elements nature of time prime mover center of the universe nature of space structure of the cosmos eternal circular motion composition of the heavens eternity and incorruptibility of the heavens fifth element (aether) four elements (earth, water, air, fire) motion in a void motion of the fixed stars movement of planets natural and violent motion nature of the stars shape of the Earth difference between terrestrial and celestial matter |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Meteorology_(Aristotle)
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Aristotle's On the Heavens
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Ptolemaic_system
gptkb:Christian_scholasticism Islamic astronomy medieval cosmology |
| gptkbp:languageOfWork |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
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| gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
4
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| gptkbp:originalTitle |
gptkb:Περὶ_οὐρανοῦ
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Corpus_Aristotelicum
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Physics_(Aristotle)
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| gptkbp:requires |
Earth is spherical
heavens are unchanging natural motion of elements |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:cosmology physics |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Latin gptkb:On_the_Heavens_(translated_by_J.L._Stocks) gptkb:On_the_Heavens_(translated_by_W.K.C._Guthrie) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Commentary_on_Aristotle's_On_the_Heavens
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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