Uranometria
E481653
Uranometria is a pioneering star atlas first published in 1603 that systematically mapped the entire celestial sphere and introduced many new constellations.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4943514 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uranometria Context triple: [Dorado, firstPublishedIn, Uranometria]
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De institutione astronomica
De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
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Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
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Bright Star Catalogue
The Bright Star Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog listing all stars of relatively high apparent brightness, widely used as a standard reference in stellar astronomy.
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Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
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Places of the Fixed Stars
Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uranometria Target entity description: Uranometria is a pioneering star atlas first published in 1603 that systematically mapped the entire celestial sphere and introduced many new constellations.
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A.
De institutione astronomica
De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
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B.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
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C.
Bright Star Catalogue
The Bright Star Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog listing all stars of relatively high apparent brightness, widely used as a standard reference in stellar astronomy.
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D.
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
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E.
Places of the Fixed Stars
Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Uranometria Description of subject: Uranometria is a pioneering star atlas first published in 1603 that systematically mapped the entire celestial sphere and introduced many new constellations.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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constellation Tucana
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constellation Dorado
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Chamaeleon constellation
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Uranometria
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Omnium asterismorum continens schemata, nova methodo delineata, aereis laminis expressa
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Xiphias
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