De respiratione et eius instrumentis
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De respiratione et eius instrumentis is an anatomical treatise by Renaissance surgeon Hieronymus Fabricius that investigates the structure and function of the organs involved in respiration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De respiratione et eius instrumentis canonical | 1 |
| On Respiration and Its Instruments | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De respiratione et eius instrumentis Context triple: [Hieronymus Fabricius, notableWork, De respiratione et eius instrumentis]
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A.
The Breathing Method
The Breathing Method is a horror novella by Stephen King about a mysterious, macabre childbirth story told within an exclusive New York gentlemen’s club.
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B.
Organon
Organon is the traditional collection of Aristotle’s works on logic, which laid the foundation for formal logical theory in Western philosophy.
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C.
The Breath of Life
The Breath of Life is a work by Robert Fox, likely a book or written piece, that reflects his contributions to his field as an author.
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D.
De Homine
De Homine is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Hobbes that examines human nature, sensation, and behavior within his broader mechanistic and materialist framework.
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E.
De voluptate
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- 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: De respiratione et eius instrumentis Target entity description: De respiratione et eius instrumentis is an anatomical treatise by Renaissance surgeon Hieronymus Fabricius that investigates the structure and function of the organs involved in respiration.
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A.
The Breathing Method
The Breathing Method is a horror novella by Stephen King about a mysterious, macabre childbirth story told within an exclusive New York gentlemen’s club.
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B.
Organon
Organon is the traditional collection of Aristotle’s works on logic, which laid the foundation for formal logical theory in Western philosophy.
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C.
The Breath of Life
The Breath of Life is a work by Robert Fox, likely a book or written piece, that reflects his contributions to his field as an author.
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D.
De Homine
De Homine is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Hobbes that examines human nature, sensation, and behavior within his broader mechanistic and materialist framework.
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E.
De voluptate
De voluptate is a 15th-century philosophical dialogue by Lorenzo Valla that critiques medieval scholasticism and defends an Epicurean-influenced view of pleasure as central to the good life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance medical text
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anatomical treatise ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain how respiratory organs support life ⓘ |
| analyzes |
bronchi
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diaphragm ⓘ lungs ⓘ thoracic cavity ⓘ trachea ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Padua ⓘ |
| author |
Girolamo Fabrici d’Acquapendente
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linked to:
Hieronymus Fabricius
Hieronymus Fabricius ⓘ |
| contributesTo | early modern understanding of respiration ⓘ |
| discipline | Renaissance anatomy ⓘ |
| field |
anatomy
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medicine ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
function of respiratory organs
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structure of respiratory organs ⓘ |
| genre | medical treatise ⓘ |
| hasForm | scholarly Latin prose ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-modern physiology ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | documents transition from purely qualitative to more observational physiology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian natural philosophy
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Galenic medicine ⓘ |
| investigates |
mechanics of breathing
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role of air in life ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
respiration
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respiratory organs ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance science ⓘ |
| partOf | Fabricius’s anatomical corpus ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De formatione ovi et pulli
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De venarum ostiolis ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
On Respiration and Its Instruments
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linked to:
De respiratione et eius instrumentis
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| usesMethod |
comparative anatomy
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dissection-based observation ⓘ |
| writtenBy | a leading Renaissance anatomist ⓘ |
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Subject: De respiratione et eius instrumentis Description of subject: De respiratione et eius instrumentis is an anatomical treatise by Renaissance surgeon Hieronymus Fabricius that investigates the structure and function of the organs involved in respiration.
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linked to: De respiratione et eius instrumentis