De institutione astronomica
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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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| De institutione astronomica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4358038 — 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: De institutione astronomica Context triple: [Boethius, authorOf, De institutione astronomica]
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A.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
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B.
De Astronomica
De Astronomica is an ancient Latin treatise traditionally attributed to Hyginus that compiles myths and explanations related to the constellations and celestial phenomena.
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C.
Treatise on Astronomy
Treatise on Astronomy is a 19th-century textbook by American mathematician and astronomer Elias Loomis that systematically presents the fundamental principles and observations of astronomy for students and general readers.
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D.
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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E.
Astronomia nova
Astronomia nova is Johannes Kepler’s groundbreaking 1609 astronomical treatise in which he first formulated two of his three laws of planetary motion, fundamentally reshaping early modern astronomy.
- 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 institutione astronomica Target entity description: 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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A.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
-
B.
De Astronomica
De Astronomica is an ancient Latin treatise traditionally attributed to Hyginus that compiles myths and explanations related to the constellations and celestial phenomena.
-
C.
Treatise on Astronomy
Treatise on Astronomy is a 19th-century textbook by American mathematician and astronomer Elias Loomis that systematically presents the fundamental principles and observations of astronomy for students and general readers.
-
D.
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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E.
Astronomia nova
Astronomia nova is Johannes Kepler’s groundbreaking 1609 astronomical treatise in which he first formulated two of his three laws of planetary motion, fundamentally reshaping early modern astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin work
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astronomical treatise ⓘ didactic work ⓘ late antique text ⓘ |
| author | Boethius ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Roman ⓘ |
| circulation | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| culturalContext | late Roman intellectual culture ⓘ |
| educationalRole | introductory text to astronomy ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific treatise ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greco-Roman astronomical tradition
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classical cosmology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | medieval scholarly audience ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| medium | manuscript ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Boethian philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| purpose |
to present classical astronomical knowledge
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to present classical cosmological knowledge ⓘ |
| region | Western Roman world ⓘ |
| relatedWork | De institutione arithmetica ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| subject |
classical planetary theory
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motions of celestial bodies ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| tradition | classical astronomy ⓘ |
| usedIn | medieval education ⓘ |
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