Book II
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Book II is the second part of Archimedes’ treatise *On Floating Bodies*, in which he further develops his mathematical analysis of hydrostatics and the equilibrium of floating objects.
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| Book II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6802023 — 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: Book II Context triple: [On Floating Bodies, consistsOf, Book II]
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Book II
Book II is the section of John Locke’s "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" in which he develops his influential theory that all human ideas originate from experience, particularly through sensation and reflection.
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Book II
Book II is the second major section of Hugo Grotius’s foundational work "De iure belli ac pacis," in which he systematically develops his theory of natural law and its application to war and peace.
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Book II
Book II is a section of Aristotle’s zoological treatise "History of Animals" that continues his systematic examination of the characteristics and classification of living creatures.
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Book II
Book II is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous, mock-historical narrative of early New York.
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Book II
Book II is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium* that develops the mathematical foundations and geometric methods underlying his heliocentric model.
- 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: Book II Target entity description: Book II is the second part of Archimedes’ treatise *On Floating Bodies*, in which he further develops his mathematical analysis of hydrostatics and the equilibrium of floating objects.
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Book II
Book II is the second part of Archimedes’ treatise "On the Sphere and Cylinder," in which he further develops his geometric analysis of spheres, cylinders, and related solids.
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Book II
Book II is the section of Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica* that develops the mechanics of motion in resisting media, laying groundwork for fluid dynamics and the study of drag and resistance.
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Book II
Book II is a section of Aristotle’s zoological treatise "History of Animals" that continues his systematic examination of the characteristics and classification of living creatures.
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Book II
Book II is the second part of Aristotle’s *Posterior Analytics*, focusing on the nature of scientific explanation, demonstration, and the structure of knowledge.
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Book II
Book II is the second book of Herodotus' *Histories*, focusing largely on Egypt’s geography, customs, and history.
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Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mathematical work
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treatise section ⓘ |
| author | Archimedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Archimedes’ principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| develops | mathematical analysis of hydrostatics ⓘ |
| field |
hydrostatics
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mathematics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
behavior of floating solids in a fluid
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centers of gravity of floating bodies ⓘ conditions for equilibrium of floating bodies ⓘ stability of floating bodies ⓘ |
| follows | Book I (On Floating Bodies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical treatise
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Περὶ τῶν ἐπιπλεόντων σωμάτων, Βίβλος Β΄ ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical mechanics
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later studies of fluid statics ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Archimedes’ works on mechanics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ τῶν ἐπιπλεόντων σωμάτων NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | On Floating Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second ⓘ |
| precedes | Book I (On Floating Bodies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of mathematics
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history of science ⓘ |
| subject |
buoyancy
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equilibrium of floating bodies ⓘ floating objects ⓘ |
| tradition | ancient Greek science ⓘ |
| workOf | Hellenistic mathematics ⓘ |
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Subject: Book II Description of subject: Book II is the second part of Archimedes’ treatise *On Floating Bodies*, in which he further develops his mathematical analysis of hydrostatics and the equilibrium of floating objects.
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