De Caelo
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De Caelo is Aristotle’s influential philosophical treatise on the structure and nature of the cosmos, including his theories of celestial spheres and the physical composition of the universe.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Caelo Context triple: [Aristotle’s On the Heavens, latinTitle, De Caelo]
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Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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Firmament
Firmament is the vast, arching expanse of sky or heavens often conceived in ancient cosmologies as a solid dome separating the earthly realm from the celestial.
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Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
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Caelestis
Caelestis is a Romanized form of the North African goddess Tanit, venerated as a celestial mother and protector deity in Carthaginian and later Roman religion.
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Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Caelo Target entity description: De Caelo is Aristotle’s influential philosophical treatise on the structure and nature of the cosmos, including his theories of celestial spheres and the physical composition of the universe.
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A.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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B.
Firmament
Firmament is the vast, arching expanse of sky or heavens often conceived in ancient cosmologies as a solid dome separating the earthly realm from the celestial.
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C.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
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D.
Caelestis
Caelestis is a Romanized form of the North African goddess Tanit, venerated as a celestial mother and protector deity in Carthaginian and later Roman religion.
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E.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work by Aristotle ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Hellenistic world
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linked to:
Hellenistic period
medieval Islamic world ⓘ medieval Latin West ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Galileo Galilei
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Johannes Kepler ⓘ Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| discusses |
eternity of the world
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geocentric model of the universe ⓘ motion of heavenly spheres ⓘ natural place of elements ⓘ nature of celestial bodies ⓘ sublunar region ⓘ superlunar region ⓘ |
| field |
ancient astronomy
ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical cosmology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundational text for pre-modern cosmology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ medieval cosmology ⓘ medieval scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
celestial spheres
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cosmology ⓘ physical composition of the universe ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Aristotle's natural philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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linked to:
Greek philosophy
Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| proposes |
corruptibility of sublunary realm
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distinction between celestial and terrestrial realms ⓘ incorruptibility of celestial realm ⓘ |
| supports | geocentrism ⓘ |
| title |
De Caelo
ⓘ
On the Heavens ⓘ
linked to:
Aristotle’s On the Heavens
|
| usesConcept |
four classical elements
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natural motion ⓘ prime mover ⓘ |
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