Campanus of Novara
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Campanus of Novara was a 13th-century Italian mathematician and astronomer best known for producing one of the most influential medieval Latin editions of Euclid’s Elements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Campanus of Novara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8143951 — 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.
Target entity: Campanus of Novara Context triple: [Euclid's Elements, notableTranslator, Campanus of Novara]
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Albertus Pighius
Albertus Pighius was a 16th-century Dutch Catholic theologian and humanist known for his vigorous defense of papal authority and opposition to Protestant reformers like John Calvin.
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Giovanni Battista Hodierna
Giovanni Battista Hodierna was a 17th-century Italian astronomer and priest known for his early cataloging of nebulae and star clusters, including several deep-sky objects later popularized by Messier.
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Urbain Cassan
Urbain Cassan was a French architect best known for co-designing Paris’s Tour Montparnasse, one of the city’s most prominent modern skyscrapers.
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Georg von Peuerbach
Georg von Peuerbach was a 15th-century Austrian astronomer and mathematician whose work on planetary theory and astronomical tables helped lay the foundations for the later Copernican revolution.
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Athanasius Kircher
Athanasius Kircher was a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar and polymath known for his wide-ranging works on subjects such as Egyptology, linguistics, comparative religion, and natural philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Campanus of Novara Target entity description: Campanus of Novara was a 13th-century Italian mathematician and astronomer best known for producing one of the most influential medieval Latin editions of Euclid’s Elements.
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A.
Albertus Pighius
Albertus Pighius was a 16th-century Dutch Catholic theologian and humanist known for his vigorous defense of papal authority and opposition to Protestant reformers like John Calvin.
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B.
Giovanni Battista Hodierna
Giovanni Battista Hodierna was a 17th-century Italian astronomer and priest known for his early cataloging of nebulae and star clusters, including several deep-sky objects later popularized by Messier.
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C.
Urbain Cassan
Urbain Cassan was a French architect best known for co-designing Paris’s Tour Montparnasse, one of the city’s most prominent modern skyscrapers.
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Georg von Peuerbach
Georg von Peuerbach was a 15th-century Austrian astronomer and mathematician whose work on planetary theory and astronomical tables helped lay the foundations for the later Copernican revolution.
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Athanasius Kircher
Athanasius Kircher was a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar and polymath known for his wide-ranging works on subjects such as Egyptology, linguistics, comparative religion, and natural philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cleric
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 13th century ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1296 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| genre |
astronomical treatise
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mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialEditionOf | Euclid’s Elements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance mathematicians
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medieval European mathematics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Euclid
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
producing an influential medieval Latin edition of Euclid’s Elements
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teaching and writing on astronomy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| name | Campanus of Novara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Latin edition of Euclid’s Elements
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Theorica planetarum NERFINISHED ⓘ commentary on Euclid’s Elements ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
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astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Novara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Viterbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
canon of the cathedral of Novara
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chaplain to Pope Urban IV ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| subjectOf |
history of astronomy
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history of medieval mathematics ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Paris
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Viterbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Campanus of Novara Description of subject: Campanus of Novara was a 13th-century Italian mathematician and astronomer best known for producing one of the most influential medieval Latin editions of Euclid’s Elements.
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