Two New Sciences
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Two New Sciences is Galileo Galilei’s foundational 1638 work that laid the groundwork for classical mechanics by analyzing motion, kinematics, and the strength of materials.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223848 — 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: Two New Sciences Context triple: [Galileo Galilei, knownFor, Two New Sciences]
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De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.
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Novum Organum
Novum Organum is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that introduced a new empirical method of scientific inquiry and helped shape the course of the Scientific Revolution.
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica is Isaac Newton’s foundational work that formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, becoming a cornerstone of classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.
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Opticks
Opticks is Isaac Newton’s influential 1704 treatise that systematically explores the nature of light and color through experiments with prisms and lenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two New Sciences Target entity description: Two New Sciences is Galileo Galilei’s foundational 1638 work that laid the groundwork for classical mechanics by analyzing motion, kinematics, and the strength of materials.
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A.
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.
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B.
Novum Organum
Novum Organum is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that introduced a new empirical method of scientific inquiry and helped shape the course of the Scientific Revolution.
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C.
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
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D.
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica is Isaac Newton’s foundational work that formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, becoming a cornerstone of classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.
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E.
Opticks
Opticks is Isaac Newton’s influential 1704 treatise that systematically explores the nature of light and color through experiments with prisms and lenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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physics book ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| author | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| bannedIn | Papal States ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1637 ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
center of gravity
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fracture of beams ⓘ infinite series ⓘ law of falling bodies ⓘ parabolic trajectories ⓘ scaling laws ⓘ |
| field |
materials science
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mechanics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| firstScience | strength of materials ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematics
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natural philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences
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linked to:
Two New Sciences
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| hasPart |
First Day
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Fourth Day ⓘ Second Day ⓘ Third Day ⓘ |
| influenced |
Isaac Newton
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development of classical mechanics ⓘ engineering mechanics ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sagredo
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Salviati ⓘ Simplicio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational work in mechanics
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systematic use of experiments and mathematics ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 4 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze
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linked to:
Two New Sciences
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| placeOfPublication | Leiden ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1638 ⓘ |
| publisher | Elsevier ⓘ |
| secondScience | motion of bodies ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue ⓘ |
| subject |
classical mechanics
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falling bodies ⓘ kinematics ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ motion ⓘ projectile motion ⓘ strength of materials ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Galileo Galilei's house arrest ⓘ |
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Subject: Two New Sciences Description of subject: Two New Sciences is Galileo Galilei’s foundational 1638 work that laid the groundwork for classical mechanics by analyzing motion, kinematics, and the strength of materials.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Galileo Galilei
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notableWork
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Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences
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linked to: Two New Sciences
Two New Sciences
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originalTitle
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Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze
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linked to: Two New Sciences
linked to: Two New Sciences
linked to: Two New Sciences
linked to: Two New Sciences
Fourth Day
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containedIn
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Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences
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linked to: Two New Sciences
Third Day (Two New Sciences)
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originalTitleOfWork
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Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze
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subject linked to:
Third Day
linked to: Two New Sciences
linked to: Two New Sciences