On the apparent motion of the fixed stars
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"On the apparent motion of the fixed stars" is an influential 18th-century astronomical paper by James Bradley in which he reported the discovery of stellar aberration, providing strong evidence for Earth's motion around the Sun.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12599582 — 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: On the apparent motion of the fixed stars Context triple: [James Bradley, notableWork, On the apparent motion of the fixed stars]
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Fundamenta Astronomiae
Fundamenta Astronomiae is a foundational 19th-century astronomical catalog by Friedrich Bessel that provided highly accurate star positions and proper motions, significantly advancing astrometry.
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The Motion of Stars
The Motion of Stars is a 1910 silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith that explores astronomical themes through early cinematic techniques.
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On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon is an ancient Greek astronomical treatise that presents one of the earliest known geometric attempts to quantify the relative sizes and distances of the Sun and Moon from Earth.
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De institutione astronomica
De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
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Stellarum Duplicium et Multiplicium Mensurae Micrometricae
Stellarum Duplicium et Multiplicium Mensurae Micrometricae is a foundational 19th-century astronomical catalog by Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve that systematically measures and documents double and multiple star systems.
- 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: On the apparent motion of the fixed stars Target entity description: "On the apparent motion of the fixed stars" is an influential 18th-century astronomical paper by James Bradley in which he reported the discovery of stellar aberration, providing strong evidence for Earth's motion around the Sun.
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A.
Fundamenta Astronomiae
Fundamenta Astronomiae is a foundational 19th-century astronomical catalog by Friedrich Bessel that provided highly accurate star positions and proper motions, significantly advancing astrometry.
-
B.
The Motion of Stars
The Motion of Stars is a 1910 silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith that explores astronomical themes through early cinematic techniques.
-
C.
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon is an ancient Greek astronomical treatise that presents one of the earliest known geometric attempts to quantify the relative sizes and distances of the Sun and Moon from Earth.
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D.
De institutione astronomica
De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
-
E.
Stellarum Duplicium et Multiplicium Mensurae Micrometricae
Stellarum Duplicium et Multiplicium Mensurae Micrometricae is a foundational 19th-century astronomical catalog by Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve that systematically measures and documents double and multiple star systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
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