La révolution astronomique
E452014
La révolution astronomique is a seminal historical study by Alexandre Koyré that analyzes the profound conceptual and philosophical transformations brought about by the Scientific Revolution in astronomy.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La révolution astronomique Context triple: [Alexandre Koyré, notableWork, La révolution astronomique]
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
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The Mechanism of the Heavens
The Mechanism of the Heavens is Mary Somerville’s influential 1831 mathematical exposition of celestial mechanics that helped popularize and clarify Laplace’s work for a broader scientific audience.
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C.
The Astronomer
"The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
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D.
Discours sur les différentes figures des astres
Discours sur les différentes figures des astres is an 18th-century scientific treatise by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that examines the shapes of celestial bodies and supports the Newtonian theory of an oblate Earth.
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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: La révolution astronomique Target entity description: La révolution astronomique is a seminal historical study by Alexandre Koyré that analyzes the profound conceptual and philosophical transformations brought about by the Scientific Revolution in astronomy.
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A.
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
-
B.
The Mechanism of the Heavens
The Mechanism of the Heavens is Mary Somerville’s influential 1831 mathematical exposition of celestial mechanics that helped popularize and clarify Laplace’s work for a broader scientific audience.
-
C.
The Astronomer
"The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
-
D.
Discours sur les différentes figures des astres
Discours sur les différentes figures des astres is an 18th-century scientific treatise by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that examines the shapes of celestial bodies and supports the Newtonian theory of an oblate Earth.
-
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 (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| analyzes |
conceptual transformations in astronomy
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philosophical transformations in astronomy ⓘ |
| author | Alexandre Koyré ⓘ |
| authorName | Alexandre Koyré ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
historian of science
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philosopher of science ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discusses |
Copernican revolution
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linked to:
Copernican Revolution
Copernican system ⓘ Galilean astronomy ⓘ Keplerian astronomy ⓘ Ptolemaic system ⓘ transition from geocentrism to heliocentrism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of conceptual frameworks in scientific change
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role of metaphysical assumptions in science ⓘ |
| field |
history of ideas
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history of philosophy ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ |
| focusesOn | astronomical revolution ⓘ |
| genre | history of science literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | internalist history of science ⓘ |
| influenced |
historiography of science
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later studies of the Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Scientific Revolution
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conceptual change in science ⓘ history of astronomy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| notableFor | analysis of the shift from closed world to infinite universe ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Du monde clos à l’univers infini ⓘ |
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