Mathematike Syntaxis

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astronomical treatise scientific work

Mathematike Syntaxis, better known by its later Arabic-derived title Almagest, is Ptolemy’s foundational astronomical treatise that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and dominated Western and Islamic astronomy for over a millennium.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Mathematike Syntaxis canonical	2
Great Mathematical Syntaxis	1
Mathematical Compilation	1
Mathematical Syntaxis	1
Mechanike syntaxis	1
Μαθηματικὴ Σύνταξις	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1807144 — 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: Mathematike Syntaxis
Context triple: [Claudius Ptolemaeus, notableWork, Mathematike Syntaxis]

A. Mathnawi
Mathnawi is a monumental six-volume Persian Sufi poetic work by Rumi that explores mystical love, spiritual wisdom, and the path to divine union.
B. Symbolics
Symbolics was a pioneering American computer company best known for its Lisp-based workstations and contributions to artificial intelligence hardware and software in the 1980s.
C. OpenMath
OpenMath is a standard for representing the semantic meaning of mathematical expressions in a structured, machine-readable form to enable reliable exchange between computer programs.
D. Mathematics
"Mathematics" is a politically charged hip-hop track by Mos Def that critiques social injustice, systemic inequality, and the statistical realities of urban life.
E. Maxima
Maxima is the first daughter of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and philanthropist Priscilla Chan.
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: Mathematike Syntaxis
Target entity description: Mathematike Syntaxis, better known by its later Arabic-derived title Almagest, is Ptolemy’s foundational astronomical treatise that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and dominated Western and Islamic astronomy for over a millennium.

A. Mathnawi
Mathnawi is a monumental six-volume Persian Sufi poetic work by Rumi that explores mystical love, spiritual wisdom, and the path to divine union.
B. Symbolics
Symbolics was a pioneering American computer company best known for its Lisp-based workstations and contributions to artificial intelligence hardware and software in the 1980s.
C. OpenMath
OpenMath is a standard for representing the semantic meaning of mathematical expressions in a structured, machine-readable form to enable reliable exchange between computer programs.
D. Mathematics
"Mathematics" is a politically charged hip-hop track by Mos Def that critiques social injustice, systemic inequality, and the statistical realities of urban life.
E. Maxima
Maxima is the first daughter of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and philanthropist Priscilla Chan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical treatise ⓘ scientific work ⓘ
aim	to provide a comprehensive mathematical model of the heavens ⓘ
alternativeName	Almagest ⓘ
ArabicTitleDerivedFrom	al-Majisti ⓘ linked to: Almagest
associatedWith	Ptolemaic cosmology ⓘ linked to: Ptolemaic system
assumes	finite spherical cosmos ⓘ
author	Claudius Ptolemy ⓘ linked to: Claudius Ptolemaeus
basedOn	Hipparchus’s observations ⓘ earlier Greek astronomical traditions ⓘ
centralConcept	uniform circular motion ⓘ
contains	star catalogue ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ
cosmologicalAssumption	Earth at the center of the universe ⓘ
describes	geocentric model of the cosmos ⓘ
discusses	precession of the equinoxes ⓘ
dominantIn	Islamic astronomy ⓘ Western astronomy ⓘ
focusesOn	fixed stars ⓘ lunar motion ⓘ planetary motions ⓘ solar motion ⓘ
followedBy	commentaries in the Islamic Golden Age ⓘ medieval Latin commentaries ⓘ
genre	mathematical astronomy ⓘ
hasLatinTitle	Almagest ⓘ
historicalSignificance	standard reference for astronomical calculations in antiquity and the Middle Ages ⓘ
influenced	Renaissance astronomy ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ medieval Islamic astronomy ⓘ
numberOfBooks	13 ⓘ
originalLanguage	Ancient Greek ⓘ
periodOfDominance	over a millennium ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Alexandria ⓘ
precededBy	works of Hipparchus ⓘ linked to: Hipparchus
presents	Ptolemaic system ⓘ
structure	systematic presentation of astronomical theory and models ⓘ
subject	astronomy ⓘ
supportsModel	geocentrism ⓘ
timeOfComposition	2nd century ⓘ
titleMeaning	Mathematical Compilation ⓘ linked to: Mathematike Syntaxis
translatedInto	Arabic ⓘ Latin ⓘ
uses	chord function ⓘ deferents ⓘ eccentrics ⓘ epicycles ⓘ equant point ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Claudius Ptolemaeus → notableWork → Mathematike Syntaxis ⓘ

Almagest → originalTitle → Mathematike Syntaxis ⓘ

Almagest → alsoKnownAs → Mathematical Syntaxis ⓘ