System of the World
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System of the World is the third book of Isaac Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the cosmos.
All labels observed (1)
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| System of the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System of the World Context triple: [Book III (Principia), hasAlternativeName, System of the World]
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State of the World
"State of the World" is a socially conscious pop song by Janet Jackson from her 1989 album *Rhythm Nation 1814*, addressing issues such as poverty, homelessness, and social injustice.
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B.
Le Devisement du Monde
Le Devisement du Monde is a 13th-century travel narrative attributed to Marco Polo that recounts his journeys through Asia and provides one of the earliest detailed European descriptions of the Mongol Empire and the Far East.
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C.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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D.
Ever Globe
Ever Globe is a large container ship in the Evergreen Marine fleet, belonging to the same class as the famously wedged Suez Canal vessel Ever Given.
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E.
Four Worlds
Four Worlds is a central Kabbalistic framework that describes a hierarchical sequence of spiritual realms through which divine energy progressively manifests into the physical universe.
- 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: System of the World Target entity description: System of the World is the third book of Isaac Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the cosmos.
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A.
State of the World
"State of the World" is a socially conscious pop song by Janet Jackson from her 1989 album *Rhythm Nation 1814*, addressing issues such as poverty, homelessness, and social injustice.
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B.
Le Devisement du Monde
Le Devisement du Monde is a 13th-century travel narrative attributed to Marco Polo that recounts his journeys through Asia and provides one of the earliest detailed European descriptions of the Mongol Empire and the Far East.
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C.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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D.
Ever Globe
Ever Globe is a large container ship in the Evergreen Marine fleet, belonging to the same class as the famously wedged Suez Canal vessel Ever Given.
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E.
Four Worlds
Four Worlds is a central Kabbalistic framework that describes a hierarchical sequence of spiritual realms through which divine energy progressively manifests into the physical universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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scientific work ⓘ |
| addresses |
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
ⓘ
linked to:
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
comet orbits ⓘ irregularities in the Moon's motion ⓘ precession of the equinoxes ⓘ tides ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide mathematical description of the universe ⓘ |
| appliesTheoryOf |
cometary motion
ⓘ
lunar motion ⓘ planetary motion ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Newton ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Newton's Principia
ⓘ
linked to:
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
|
| context | Newtonian physics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| demonstrates |
predictive power of universal gravitation
ⓘ
unification of terrestrial and celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| explains |
motions of celestial bodies
ⓘ
structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| field | natural philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
law of universal gravitation
ⓘ
laws of motion ⓘ |
| genre | scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Latin 17th-century editions of Principia
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later English translations ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
19th-century celestial mechanics
ⓘ
modern understanding of orbital motion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment science
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development of celestial mechanics ⓘ later gravitational theory ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ⓘ |
| positionInWork | third book of Principia ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book I of Principia
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linked to:
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Book II of Principia ⓘ
linked to:
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
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| subject |
astronomy
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celestial mechanics ⓘ classical mechanics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
geometrical methods
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inverse-square law of gravitation ⓘ mathematical derivation ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Sir Isaac Newton
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linked to:
Isaac Newton
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Subject: System of the World Description of subject: System of the World is the third book of Isaac Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the cosmos.
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subject linked to:
Book III