corpus of Archimedes
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The corpus of Archimedes is the collected body of mathematical and scientific works by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, encompassing his influential treatises on geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archimedes’ works on mechanics | 1 |
| The Works of Archimedes | 1 |
| Works of Archimedes | 1 |
| corpus of Archimedes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6922757 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: corpus of Archimedes Context triple: [On Conoids and Spheroids, partOf, corpus of Archimedes]
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A.
The Method of Mechanical Theorems
The Method of Mechanical Theorems is a treatise by Archimedes in which he uses heuristic mechanical arguments, involving balances and centers of mass, to discover and justify results in geometry and calculus-like area and volume calculations.
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B.
Epicydes of Syracuse
Epicydes of Syracuse was a Carthaginian-aligned Syracusan general and political leader who, alongside his brother Hippocrates, led the city's resistance against Rome during the Second Punic War.
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C.
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices is a 13th-century illustrated manuscript that systematically documents Al-Jazari’s innovative automata, clocks, and mechanical inventions, making it a foundational work in the history of engineering.
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D.
The Sand Reckoner
The Sand Reckoner is a treatise by Archimedes in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the quantity of sand that could fit in the universe.
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E.
Corpus Aristotelicum
The Corpus Aristotelicum is the collected body of surviving works attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, encompassing his writings on logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, natural science, and biology.
- 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: corpus of Archimedes Target entity description: The corpus of Archimedes is the collected body of mathematical and scientific works by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, encompassing his influential treatises on geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.
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A.
The Method of Mechanical Theorems
The Method of Mechanical Theorems is a treatise by Archimedes in which he uses heuristic mechanical arguments, involving balances and centers of mass, to discover and justify results in geometry and calculus-like area and volume calculations.
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B.
Epicydes of Syracuse
Epicydes of Syracuse was a Carthaginian-aligned Syracusan general and political leader who, alongside his brother Hippocrates, led the city's resistance against Rome during the Second Punic War.
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C.
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices is a 13th-century illustrated manuscript that systematically documents Al-Jazari’s innovative automata, clocks, and mechanical inventions, making it a foundational work in the history of engineering.
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D.
The Sand Reckoner
The Sand Reckoner is a treatise by Archimedes in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the quantity of sand that could fit in the universe.
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E.
Corpus Aristotelicum
The Corpus Aristotelicum is the collected body of surviving works attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, encompassing his writings on logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, natural science, and biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of works
ⓘ
mathematical corpus ⓘ scientific corpus ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Archimedes ⓘ |
| hasField |
astronomy
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geometry ⓘ hydrostatics ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| hasImportantSource | Archimedes Palimpsest ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Hellenistic mathematics
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Renaissance science ⓘ early modern mechanics ⓘ medieval Islamic mathematics ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
Archimedes’ principle
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linked to:
Archimedes' principle
approximation of pi ⓘ area of a parabola segment ⓘ center of gravity ⓘ combinatorial enumeration (Stomachion) ⓘ
linked to:
enumerative combinatorics
hydrostatic equilibrium ⓘ large-number notation ⓘ law of the lever ⓘ mechanical method of discovery ⓘ method of exhaustion ⓘ spiral of Archimedes ⓘ
linked to:
Archimedes' spiral
volume of solids of revolution ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasTransmission |
Arabic translations
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Greek manuscripts ⓘ Latin translations ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Book of Lemmas
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On Conoids and Spheroids ⓘ On Floating Bodies ⓘ On Spirals ⓘ On the Equilibrium of Planes ⓘ On the Equilibrium of Planes, Book I ⓘ
linked to:
On the Equilibrium of Planes
On the Equilibrium of Planes, Book II ⓘ
linked to:
On the Equilibrium of Planes
On the Measurement of the Circle ⓘ On the Sphere and Cylinder ⓘ On the Sphere and Cylinder, Book I ⓘ
linked to:
On the Sphere and Cylinder
On the Sphere and Cylinder, Book II ⓘ
linked to:
On the Sphere and Cylinder
Ostomachion ⓘ Stomachion ⓘ
linked to:
Kayles
The Cattle Problem ⓘ The Method of Mechanical Theorems ⓘ The Quadrature of the Parabola ⓘ
linked to:
Quadrature of the Parabola
The Sand Reckoner ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: corpus of Archimedes Description of subject: The corpus of Archimedes is the collected body of mathematical and scientific works by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, encompassing his influential treatises on geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: corpus of Archimedes
subject linked to:
Great Books of the Western World series
linked to: corpus of Archimedes