De motu stellarum
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De motu stellarum is a seminal astronomical treatise by the medieval Islamic scholar Al-Battani that refined planetary models and improved measurements of celestial motions.
All labels observed (1)
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| De motu stellarum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13411989 — 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: De motu stellarum Context triple: [Al-Battani, notableWork, De motu stellarum]
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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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On the apparent motion of the fixed stars
"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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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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The Mechanism of the Heavens
The Mechanism of the Heavens is Mary Somerville’s influential 1831 mathematical exposition of celestial mechanics that helped popularize and clarify Laplace’s work for a broader scientific audience.
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E.
Book on the Motion of the Celestial Spheres
Book on the Motion of the Celestial Spheres is a foundational medieval astronomical treatise by Thabit ibn Qurra that analyzes and models the movements of heavenly bodies using advanced mathematical methods.
- 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 motu stellarum Target entity description: De motu stellarum is a seminal astronomical treatise by the medieval Islamic scholar Al-Battani that refined planetary models and improved measurements of celestial motions.
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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.
On the apparent motion of the fixed stars
"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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C.
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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D.
The Mechanism of the Heavens
The Mechanism of the Heavens is Mary Somerville’s influential 1831 mathematical exposition of celestial mechanics that helped popularize and clarify Laplace’s work for a broader scientific audience.
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E.
Book on the Motion of the Celestial Spheres
Book on the Motion of the Celestial Spheres is a foundational medieval astronomical treatise by Thabit ibn Qurra that analyzes and models the movements of heavenly bodies using advanced mathematical methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical treatise
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scientific work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ptolemaic tradition
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linked to:
Ptolemaic system
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| author | Al-Battani ⓘ |
| basedOn | observations by Al-Battani ⓘ |
| circulation | Latin translation in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| contains |
lunar tables
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solar tables ⓘ star catalog data ⓘ tables of planetary positions ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
more accurate values for precession
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more accurate values for the obliquity of the ecliptic ⓘ refinement of the length of the solar year ⓘ |
| field | Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| genre | zīj ⓘ |
| hasArabicTitle | Kitāb az-Zīj ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNameInLatin |
Albategnius
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linked to:
Al-Battani
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| hasLatinTitle | De motu stellarum ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| impact | served as a standard astronomical reference for centuries ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance astronomy
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medieval European astronomy ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
astronomy
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celestial mechanics ⓘ celestial spheres ⓘ planetary motion ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
improving measurements of lunar motion
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improving measurements of planetary motions ⓘ improving measurements of solar motion ⓘ refining Ptolemaic planetary parameters ⓘ use of trigonometric methods in astronomy ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Kitāb az-Zīj ⓘ |
| scholarlyTradition | medieval Islamic science ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrological computations
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astronomical calculations ⓘ calendar calculations ⓘ |
| workOf | Al-Battani ⓘ |
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Subject: De motu stellarum Description of subject: De motu stellarum is a seminal astronomical treatise by the medieval Islamic scholar Al-Battani that refined planetary models and improved measurements of celestial motions.
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