Περὶ οὐρανοῦ
E482903
Περὶ οὐρανοῦ is Aristotle’s treatise on cosmology and celestial physics, in which he analyzes the structure, composition, and motions of the heavens and the Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Περὶ οὐρανοῦ canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4967818 — 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: Περὶ οὐρανοῦ Context triple: [Aristotle’s On the Heavens, originalTitle, Περὶ οὐρανοῦ]
-
A.
Météores
Météores is one of the scientific essays by René Descartes, accompanying his Discours de la méthode and focusing on the study of meteorological and atmospheric phenomena.
-
B.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
-
C.
Ay yıldız
Ay yıldız is the crescent-and-star emblem that serves as the central symbol of the Turkish national flag and a broader icon of Turkey.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
The Evening Star
The Evening Star was the original name of the major Canadian daily newspaper now known as the Toronto Star.
- 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: Περὶ οὐρανοῦ Target entity description: Περὶ οὐρανοῦ is Aristotle’s treatise on cosmology and celestial physics, in which he analyzes the structure, composition, and motions of the heavens and the Earth.
-
A.
Météores
Météores is one of the scientific essays by René Descartes, accompanying his Discours de la méthode and focusing on the study of meteorological and atmospheric phenomena.
-
B.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
-
C.
Ay yıldız
Ay yıldız is the crescent-and-star emblem that serves as the central symbol of the Turkish national flag and a broader icon of Turkey.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
The Evening Star
The Evening Star was the original name of the major Canadian daily newspaper now known as the Toronto Star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
ⓘ
philosophical treatise ⓘ work by Aristotle ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| belongsToCorpus |
Aristotelian corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Corpus Aristotelicum
|
| bookCount | 4 ⓘ |
| dateWrittenApproximate | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| discusses |
arguments for the Earth’s sphericity
ⓘ
centered position of the Earth in the cosmos ⓘ corruptible sublunary realm ⓘ eternal circular motion of the heavens ⓘ incorruptible celestial realm ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical work
ⓘ
scientific treatise ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
core text in medieval university curricula on cosmology
ⓘ
standard cosmological text in late antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic cosmology
ⓘ
Ptolemaic cosmology reception ⓘ medieval Christian scholasticism ⓘ medieval Islamic philosophy ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
celestial physics
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ motions of celestial bodies ⓘ nature of the Earth ⓘ structure of the heavens ⓘ |
| partOf | Aristotle’s works on natural philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline | natural philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Metaphysics (Aristotle)
ⓘ
linked to:
Metaphysics by Aristotle
Meteorology (Aristotle) ⓘ
linked to:
Meteorology (by Aristotle)
Physics (Aristotle) ⓘ
linked to:
Aristotelian physics
|
| structure | four books ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | On the Heavens ⓘ |
| titleInGreek | Περὶ οὐρανοῦ ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | De Caelo ⓘ |
| treatsOf |
circular motion of heavenly bodies
ⓘ
distinction between celestial and terrestrial regions ⓘ eternity of the world ⓘ fifth element aether ⓘ finiteness of the universe ⓘ four sublunary elements ⓘ natural place of the elements ⓘ prime mover concept in cosmology ⓘ rectilinear motion of terrestrial bodies ⓘ spherical shape of the Earth ⓘ spherical shape of the heavens ⓘ |
| workOfPhilosopher |
Aristotle of Stagira
ⓘ
linked to:
Aristotle
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Περὶ οὐρανοῦ Description of subject: Περὶ οὐρανοῦ is Aristotle’s treatise on cosmology and celestial physics, in which he analyzes the structure, composition, and motions of the heavens and the Earth.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.