De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.
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Target entity: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium Context triple: [Scientific Revolution, hasMajorWork, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium]
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Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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Opticks
Opticks is Isaac Newton’s influential 1704 treatise that systematically explores the nature of light and color through experiments with prisms and lenses.
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Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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Horologium Oscillatorium
Horologium Oscillatorium is a landmark 1673 treatise by Christiaan Huygens that laid the foundations of pendulum clock theory and classical mechanics, including an early formulation of the laws of motion and the tautochrone problem.
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Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium Target entity description: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.
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A.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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B.
Opticks
Opticks is Isaac Newton’s influential 1704 treatise that systematically explores the nature of light and color through experiments with prisms and lenses.
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C.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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D.
Horologium Oscillatorium
Horologium Oscillatorium is a landmark 1673 treatise by Christiaan Huygens that laid the foundations of pendulum clock theory and classical mechanics, including an early formulation of the laws of motion and the tautochrone problem.
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E.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomy book
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book ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| author | Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
Earth is a planet that moves around the Sun
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Earth rotates daily on its axis ⓘ the Sun is near the center of the universe ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1530 ⓘ |
| contains |
geometrical diagrams
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tables of planetary positions ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | geocentric model of the universe ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Pope Paul III ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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natural philosophy ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | folio ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V ⓘ Book VI ⓘ |
| indexPlacementYear | 1616 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Galileo Galilei
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Isaac Newton ⓘ Johannes Kepler ⓘ Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| inLibraryOf | Vatican Library ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterStatus | placed on the Index of Forbidden Books ⓘ |
| method |
geometrical models
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mathematical calculations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational statement of heliocentrism
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major catalyst of the Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De revolutionibus orbium coelestium self-link ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Nuremberg ⓘ |
| predecessorTheory | Ptolemaic system ⓘ |
| printingTechnology | movable type ⓘ |
| proposesModel | heliocentric model of the universe ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1543 ⓘ |
| publisher | Johannes Petreius ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| requires | advanced mathematical knowledge ⓘ |
| structure | six books ⓘ |
| subject |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ heliocentrism ⓘ mathematical astronomy ⓘ planetary motion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
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