Places of the Fixed Stars
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Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Places of the Fixed Stars canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4723527 — 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: Places of the Fixed Stars Context triple: [John Thomas Romney Robinson, hasWork, Places of the Fixed Stars]
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A.
Bright Star Catalogue
The Bright Star Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog listing all stars of relatively high apparent brightness, widely used as a standard reference in stellar astronomy.
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B.
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is a 10th-century astronomical treatise that systematically revised and illustrated Ptolemy’s star catalog, becoming a foundational work in medieval Islamic and later European astronomy.
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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.
De nova stella
De nova stella is Tycho Brahe’s seminal 1573 treatise in which he meticulously documented and analyzed the supernova of 1572, challenging the Aristotelian view of an unchanging celestial realm.
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E.
The Astrologer
The Astrologer is a mysterious prophetic figure in Alexander Pushkin’s fairy-tale poem "The Golden Cockerel," whose cryptic guidance drives the story’s tragic events.
- 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: Places of the Fixed Stars Target entity description: Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
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A.
Bright Star Catalogue
The Bright Star Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog listing all stars of relatively high apparent brightness, widely used as a standard reference in stellar astronomy.
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B.
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is a 10th-century astronomical treatise that systematically revised and illustrated Ptolemy’s star catalog, becoming a foundational work in medieval Islamic and later European astronomy.
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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.
De nova stella
De nova stella is Tycho Brahe’s seminal 1573 treatise in which he meticulously documented and analyzed the supernova of 1572, challenging the Aristotelian view of an unchanging celestial realm.
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E.
The Astrologer
The Astrologer is a mysterious prophetic figure in Alexander Pushkin’s fairy-tale poem "The Golden Cockerel," whose cryptic guidance drives the story’s tragic events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical catalog
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nonfiction book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ star catalog ⓘ |
| aimsTo | determine precise positions of numerous fixed stars ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | 19th-century astronomy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Armagh Observatory ⓘ |
| author | John Thomas Romney Robinson ⓘ |
| contains |
declinations of stars
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right ascensions of stars ⓘ star positions ⓘ |
| contributor | Armagh Observatory ⓘ |
| describes | positions of fixed stars ⓘ |
| discipline | astrometry ⓘ |
| documentedIn | 19th-century scientific literature ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | precise stellar coordinates ⓘ |
| genre | astronomical reference work ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
maritime navigators
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scientific community ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | John Thomas Romney Robinson ⓘ |
| hasFormat | tabulated data ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
positional measurements
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telescopic observations ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Places of the Fixed Stars ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
navigators
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professional astronomers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fixed stars
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stellar positions ⓘ |
| purpose |
astronomical observation
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navigation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
celestial navigation
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observational astronomy ⓘ star catalogs ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfObservations | 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfData | astrometric data ⓘ |
| usedFor |
improving star catalogs
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refining celestial navigation ⓘ |
| usesCoordinateSystem | celestial coordinates ⓘ |
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