Book 5

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Book 5 is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium* that elaborates the mathematical models and parameters of planetary motions within his heliocentric system.

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instanceOf book section ⓘ
part of scientific treatise ⓘ
aimsTo predict planetary positions ⓘ
provide computational methods for astronomers ⓘ
appliesTheoryOf Sun-centered planetary system ⓘ
author Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ
basedOn heliocentric cosmology ⓘ
contextOf Copernican Revolution ⓘ
describes computational procedures for planetary positions ⓘ
geometrical constructions for planetary paths ⓘ
mathematical models of planetary motion ⓘ
parameters of planetary orbits ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
follows Book 4 (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) ⓘ
genre scientific prose ⓘ
hasRole technical elaboration of Copernican system ⓘ
hasWorkPartOf overall six-book structure of De revolutionibus ⓘ
historicalSignificance detailed mathematical support for heliocentrism ⓘ
influenced early modern astronomy ⓘ
later planetary tables ⓘ
mainSubject heliocentric system ⓘ
mathematical astronomy ⓘ
planetary motions ⓘ
partOf De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ
precedes Book 6 (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) ⓘ
provides numerical parameters for planetary models ⓘ
rules for calculating planetary latitudes ⓘ
rules for calculating planetary longitudes ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
usesConcept deferents ⓘ
eccentric circles ⓘ
epicycles ⓘ
uniform circular motion ⓘ
workLanguage Latin ⓘ

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Book V (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) → positionInWork → Book 5 ⓘ
subject linked to: Book V