vortex theory of planetary motion
GPTKB entity
Statements (12)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:scientific_theory
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| gptkbp:describes |
motion of planets
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| gptkbp:explains |
planetary orbits as caused by vortices in a subtle matter
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early attempt to explain planetary motion
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
mechanical philosophy
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
scientific community after Newton's Principia
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:René_Descartes
17th century |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Newtonian_gravitation
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Principia_Philosophiae
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
vortex theory of planetary motion
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