Galileo Studies
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Galileo Studies is a seminal scholarly work by historian of science Alexandre Koyré that deeply analyzes Galileo Galilei’s role in the development of modern scientific thought and the scientific revolution.
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| Galileo Studies canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Galileo Studies Context triple: [Alexandre Koyré, notableWork, Galileo Studies]
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Planetario Galileo Galilei
Planetario Galileo Galilei is a prominent astronomical planetarium and science education center located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Galileo
Galileo is the European Union's global navigation satellite system designed to provide highly accurate positioning and timing services worldwide.
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Life of Galileo
Life of Galileo is a play by Bertolt Brecht that dramatizes the conflict between scientific discovery and religious authority through the life of astronomer Galileo Galilei.
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Galileo affair
The Galileo affair was a 17th-century conflict between Galileo Galilei and the Roman Catholic Church over the support of heliocentrism, symbolizing the broader tension between emerging science and religious authority.
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Copernicus
Copernicus is the European Union’s flagship Earth observation programme that uses satellites and ground-based systems to monitor and provide data on the planet’s environment, climate, and security.
- 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: Galileo Studies Target entity description: Galileo Studies is a seminal scholarly work by historian of science Alexandre Koyré that deeply analyzes Galileo Galilei’s role in the development of modern scientific thought and the scientific revolution.
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A.
Planetario Galileo Galilei
Planetario Galileo Galilei is a prominent astronomical planetarium and science education center located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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B.
Galileo
Galileo is the European Union's global navigation satellite system designed to provide highly accurate positioning and timing services worldwide.
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C.
Life of Galileo
Life of Galileo is a play by Bertolt Brecht that dramatizes the conflict between scientific discovery and religious authority through the life of astronomer Galileo Galilei.
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D.
Galileo affair
The Galileo affair was a 17th-century conflict between Galileo Galilei and the Roman Catholic Church over the support of heliocentrism, symbolizing the broader tension between emerging science and religious authority.
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E.
Copernicus
Copernicus is the European Union’s flagship Earth observation programme that uses satellites and ground-based systems to monitor and provide data on the planet’s environment, climate, and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history of science book ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history of ideas
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history of science ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
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Galileo’s Two New Sciences ⓘ
linked to:
Two New Sciences
Galileo’s mathematical treatment of motion ⓘ |
| author | Alexandre Koyré ⓘ |
| describes |
Galileo’s break with Aristotelian physics
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Galileo’s experiments and thought experiments ⓘ Galileo’s role in the birth of modern science ⓘ Galileo’s use of mathematics in physics ⓘ the conceptual revolution in dynamics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Galileo’s astronomy
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Galileo’s methodology ⓘ Galileo’s physics ⓘ conceptual foundations of classical mechanics ⓘ development of modern scientific thought ⓘ transition from Aristotelian to modern science ⓘ |
| genre |
history of science
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intellectual history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
conceptual analysis of scientific theories
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internalist history of science ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conceptual change in science
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conflict between Aristotelian and modern physics ⓘ emergence of classical mechanics ⓘ nature of scientific revolution ⓘ relationship between theory and experiment ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century philosophy of science
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historiography of the scientific revolution ⓘ later studies of Galileo ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Galileo Galilei
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history of modern science ⓘ scientific revolution ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed conceptual analysis of Galileo’s work
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emphasis on the role of mathematics in modern science ⓘ shaping modern understanding of Galileo’s significance ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation |
classic in the history of science literature
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seminal work in Galileo scholarship ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 17th century
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scientific revolution ⓘ |
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