De mineralibus
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De mineralibus is a medieval treatise on minerals and natural philosophy traditionally attributed to Albertus Magnus (Albert of Cologne), reflecting early scholastic approaches to geology and mineralogy.
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| De mineralibus canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De mineralibus Context triple: [Albert of Cologne, notableWork, De mineralibus]
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A.
Mineralia
Mineralia is the mineral kingdom in Carl Linnaeus’s Systema Naturae, encompassing all non-living, inorganic natural substances.
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B.
Quaestiones ad Thalassium
Quaestiones ad Thalassium is a collection of theological questions and answers traditionally attributed to the early Christian monk and theologian Maximus the Confessor.
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C.
Song of the Minerals
Song of the Minerals is a musical segment from the educational TV series "The Magic School Bus" that teaches children about different types of minerals through song.
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D.
Traité élémentaire de minéralogie
Traité élémentaire de minéralogie is a foundational early 19th-century textbook on mineralogy that helped systematize the classification and study of minerals.
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E.
De animalibus
De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
- 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: De mineralibus Target entity description: De mineralibus is a medieval treatise on minerals and natural philosophy traditionally attributed to Albertus Magnus (Albert of Cologne), reflecting early scholastic approaches to geology and mineralogy.
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A.
Mineralia
Mineralia is the mineral kingdom in Carl Linnaeus’s Systema Naturae, encompassing all non-living, inorganic natural substances.
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B.
Quaestiones ad Thalassium
Quaestiones ad Thalassium is a collection of theological questions and answers traditionally attributed to the early Christian monk and theologian Maximus the Confessor.
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C.
Song of the Minerals
Song of the Minerals is a musical segment from the educational TV series "The Magic School Bus" that teaches children about different types of minerals through song.
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D.
Traité élémentaire de minéralogie
Traité élémentaire de minéralogie is a foundational early 19th-century textbook on mineralogy that helped systematize the classification and study of minerals.
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E.
De animalibus
De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval treatise
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scholastic work ⓘ work on mineralogy ⓘ work on natural philosophy ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain the nature and causes of minerals
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to integrate mineral knowledge into Aristotelian physics ⓘ |
| approach |
commentary on authorities
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observation-based reasoning ⓘ scholastic method ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dominican intellectual tradition
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University of Cologne milieu ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 13th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| circulation | medieval Latin manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| field |
history of geology
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history of science ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
causes of mineral formation
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classification of minerals ⓘ fossils and earth formations ⓘ generation of minerals ⓘ metals and their properties ⓘ physical characteristics of stones ⓘ properties of minerals ⓘ relationship between minerals and elements ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical treatise
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical editions in modern scholarship ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early systematic work on mineralogy
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important source for medieval geology ⓘ represents early scholastic natural science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic natural philosophy
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Aristotelian natural philosophy ⓘ Aristotle ⓘ classical sources ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
geology
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mineralogy ⓘ minerals ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | scholasticism ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Latin Christendom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De animalibus
NERFINISHED
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De natura locorum NERFINISHED ⓘ De vegetabilibus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | authorship attribution to Albertus Magnus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Albert of Cologne
NERFINISHED
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Albertus Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: De mineralibus Description of subject: De mineralibus is a medieval treatise on minerals and natural philosophy traditionally attributed to Albertus Magnus (Albert of Cologne), reflecting early scholastic approaches to geology and mineralogy.
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