Liber Primus (Latin title)
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Liber Primus is the first book of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, in which he outlines the foundations of his heliocentric model of the cosmos.
All labels observed (1)
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| Liber Primus (Latin title) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liber Primus (Latin title) Context triple: [Book I (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium), hasWorkTitle, Liber Primus (Latin title)]
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Libertatis Primitiae
Libertatis Primitiae is the Latin motto of the Dutch town of Brielle, commemorating its historic role as an early stronghold of freedom during the Eighty Years' War.
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Prima Pars
Prima Pars is the first major section of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae, primarily devoted to the nature of God, creation, and divine governance.
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Gloriosus et Liber
Gloriosus et Liber is the Latin provincial motto of Manitoba, Canada, traditionally translated as "Glorious and Free."
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Quo primum
Quo primum is the 1570 papal bull of Pope Pius V that standardized the Roman Rite liturgy and mandated the widespread use of what became known as the Tridentine Mass.
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Liber Continens
Liber Continens is a monumental medical encyclopedia by the Persian polymath Al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge and clinical observations of his time.
- 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: Liber Primus (Latin title) Target entity description: Liber Primus is the first book of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, in which he outlines the foundations of his heliocentric model of the cosmos.
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A.
Libertatis Primitiae
Libertatis Primitiae is the Latin motto of the Dutch town of Brielle, commemorating its historic role as an early stronghold of freedom during the Eighty Years' War.
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B.
Prima Pars
Prima Pars is the first major section of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae, primarily devoted to the nature of God, creation, and divine governance.
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C.
Gloriosus et Liber
Gloriosus et Liber is the Latin provincial motto of Manitoba, Canada, traditionally translated as "Glorious and Free."
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D.
Quo primum
Quo primum is the 1570 papal bull of Pope Pius V that standardized the Roman Rite liturgy and mandated the widespread use of what became known as the Tridentine Mass.
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E.
Liber Continens
Liber Continens is a monumental medical encyclopedia by the Persian polymath Al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge and clinical observations of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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part of work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Copernican Revolution ⓘ |
| author | Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| contains |
arguments for Earth’s motion
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critique of geocentric cosmology ⓘ discussion of the order of the heavenly spheres ⓘ methodological introduction to Copernicus’s system ⓘ philosophical justification of heliocentrism ⓘ |
| describes | heliocentric model of the cosmos ⓘ |
| discipline | mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | history of astronomy ⓘ |
| genre |
astronomical text
ⓘ
scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalTitle | Liber Primus ⓘ |
| hasHeliocentricModel | Sun at the center of the universe ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scientific Revolution
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early modern astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ptolemaic astronomy
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linked to:
Ptolemaic system
ancient Greek astronomy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| outlines |
foundations of Copernican system
ⓘ
foundations of heliocentric theory ⓘ |
| partOf | Copernican heliocentric treatise ⓘ |
| partOfPrintedEdition | 1543 first edition of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
first book of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
ⓘ
linked to:
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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| philosophicalContext | natural philosophy ⓘ |
| positionInWork | 1 ⓘ |
| rejects | geocentric model as ultimate explanation ⓘ |
| subject |
astronomy
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ heliocentrism ⓘ planetary theory ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| topic |
cosmological principles
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motion of Earth ⓘ order of planets ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| workTitle | Liber Primus ⓘ |
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Subject: Liber Primus (Latin title) Description of subject: Liber Primus is the first book of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, in which he outlines the foundations of his heliocentric model of the cosmos.
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