A System of Mechanics
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"A System of Mechanics" is a scientific work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that presents a structured treatment of the principles and laws governing mechanical phenomena.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A System of Mechanics canonical | 2 |
| Compendium of Mechanics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4723526 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A System of Mechanics Context triple: [John Thomas Romney Robinson, hasWork, A System of Mechanics]
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A.
The Science of Mechanics
The Science of Mechanics is Ernst Mach’s influential treatise that critically examines the foundations of classical mechanics and helped shape the development of modern physics and the philosophy of science.
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B.
On the Equilibrium of Planes
On the Equilibrium of Planes is a foundational treatise by Archimedes that systematically develops the principles of statics and the law of the lever in classical mechanics.
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C.
Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts
Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts is an influential early 19th-century work by polymath Thomas Young that systematically presents his experimental and theoretical contributions to physics, particularly in optics and mechanics.
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D.
Essai sur les machines en général
Essai sur les machines en général is a foundational treatise on mechanics and the theory of machines written by French mathematician and engineer Lazare Carnot.
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E.
Mécanique analytique
Mécanique analytique is Lagrange’s landmark 1788 treatise that reformulated classical mechanics using variational principles and generalized coordinates, laying the foundations of analytical mechanics.
- 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: A System of Mechanics Target entity description: "A System of Mechanics" is a scientific work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that presents a structured treatment of the principles and laws governing mechanical phenomena.
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A.
The Science of Mechanics
The Science of Mechanics is Ernst Mach’s influential treatise that critically examines the foundations of classical mechanics and helped shape the development of modern physics and the philosophy of science.
-
B.
On the Equilibrium of Planes
On the Equilibrium of Planes is a foundational treatise by Archimedes that systematically develops the principles of statics and the law of the lever in classical mechanics.
-
C.
Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts
Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts is an influential early 19th-century work by polymath Thomas Young that systematically presents his experimental and theoretical contributions to physics, particularly in optics and mechanics.
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D.
Essai sur les machines en général
Essai sur les machines en général is a foundational treatise on mechanics and the theory of machines written by French mathematician and engineer Lazare Carnot.
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E.
Mécanique analytique
Mécanique analytique is Lagrange’s landmark 1788 treatise that reformulated classical mechanics using variational principles and generalized coordinates, laying the foundations of analytical mechanics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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physics book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | physics ⓘ |
| author | John Thomas Romney Robinson ⓘ |
| authorName | John Thomas Romney Robinson ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
astronomer
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physicist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
laws governing mechanical phenomena
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principles governing mechanical phenomena ⓘ |
| field | mechanics ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
mathematical formulation of mechanical laws
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theoretical treatment of mechanics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scientific researchers
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students of physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
laws of motion
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mechanical phenomena ⓘ principles of mechanics ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | A System of Mechanics ⓘ |
| workType | structured treatment of mechanics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: A System of Mechanics Description of subject: "A System of Mechanics" is a scientific work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that presents a structured treatment of the principles and laws governing mechanical phenomena.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: A System of Mechanics