Histoire de l’astronomie moderne
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Histoire de l’astronomie moderne is an 18th-century historical treatise that traces the development of astronomy from antiquity to the author’s contemporary era.
All labels observed (1)
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| Histoire de l’astronomie moderne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2916159 — 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: Histoire de l’astronomie moderne Context triple: [Jean-Sylvain Bailly, notableWork, Histoire de l’astronomie moderne]
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Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne
Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne is an 18th-century historical study of ancient astronomy by French astronomer and writer Jean-Sylvain Bailly, examining the origins and development of astronomical knowledge in early civilizations.
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Histoire de l’astronomie indienne et orientale
Histoire de l’astronomie indienne et orientale is an 18th-century scholarly work by Jean-Sylvain Bailly that examines the history and development of astronomical knowledge in India and the broader Eastern world.
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C.
An Introduction to Practical Astronomy
"An Introduction to Practical Astronomy" is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Elias Loomis that systematically teaches observational and positional astronomy for students and amateur astronomers.
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D.
A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy
A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Simon Newcomb that systematically presents the mathematical and theoretical principles underlying positional astronomy and celestial mechanics.
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E.
Mécanique céleste
Mécanique céleste is Pierre-Simon Laplace’s landmark multi-volume treatise that reformulated celestial mechanics using Newtonian gravitation and advanced mathematical analysis, profoundly shaping modern astronomy and physics.
- 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: Histoire de l’astronomie moderne Target entity description: Histoire de l’astronomie moderne is an 18th-century historical treatise that traces the development of astronomy from antiquity to the author’s contemporary era.
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A.
Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne
Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne is an 18th-century historical study of ancient astronomy by French astronomer and writer Jean-Sylvain Bailly, examining the origins and development of astronomical knowledge in early civilizations.
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B.
Histoire de l’astronomie indienne et orientale
Histoire de l’astronomie indienne et orientale is an 18th-century scholarly work by Jean-Sylvain Bailly that examines the history and development of astronomical knowledge in India and the broader Eastern world.
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C.
An Introduction to Practical Astronomy
"An Introduction to Practical Astronomy" is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Elias Loomis that systematically teaches observational and positional astronomy for students and amateur astronomers.
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D.
A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy
A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Simon Newcomb that systematically presents the mathematical and theoretical principles underlying positional astronomy and celestial mechanics.
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E.
Mécanique céleste
Mécanique céleste is Pierre-Simon Laplace’s landmark multi-volume treatise that reformulated celestial mechanics using Newtonian gravitation and advanced mathematical analysis, profoundly shaping modern astronomy and physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical treatise
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history of science work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| coversDiscipline |
astronomy
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history of science ⓘ |
| documentType | scholarly work ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
evolution of astronomical ideas
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progress of astronomy as a science ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
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scientific history ⓘ |
| hasForm | book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | historical ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| historicalScope | from ancient astronomy to early modern astronomy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of science
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learned readers ⓘ students of astronomy ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of astronomy ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | chronological ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| subject |
astronomers
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astronomical observations ⓘ astronomical theories ⓘ development of astronomy ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
antiquity
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author’s contemporary era ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| workType | prose ⓘ |
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Subject: Histoire de l’astronomie moderne Description of subject: Histoire de l’astronomie moderne is an 18th-century historical treatise that traces the development of astronomy from antiquity to the author’s contemporary era.
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