Jerónimo Muñoz
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Jerónimo Muñoz was a 16th-century Spanish astronomer and mathematician known for his early telescopic and observational work that challenged traditional Aristotelian cosmology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jerónimo Muñoz canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4566479 — 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: Jerónimo Muñoz Context triple: [SN 1572, observedBy, Jerónimo Muñoz]
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A.
José Palacios
José Palacios is a character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The General in His Labyrinth," depicted as the loyal servant and companion of Simón Bolívar during the liberator’s final journey.
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B.
Francisco Garcia
Francisco Garcia is a Dominican former professional basketball player best known for starring as a versatile guard/forward at the University of Louisville before a lengthy NBA career, primarily with the Sacramento Kings.
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C.
Francisco Javier Venegas
Francisco Javier Venegas was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as viceroy of New Spain and led royalist forces against insurgents during the early stages of the Mexican War of Independence.
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D.
Luis Cortés
Luis Cortés was a son of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, associated with the colonial nobility that emerged in New Spain after the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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E.
Fernando Chacón
Fernando Chacón was a Spanish naval officer best known for his role as a commander in early 18th-century Mediterranean maritime conflicts.
- 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: Jerónimo Muñoz Target entity description: Jerónimo Muñoz was a 16th-century Spanish astronomer and mathematician known for his early telescopic and observational work that challenged traditional Aristotelian cosmology.
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A.
José Palacios
José Palacios is a character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The General in His Labyrinth," depicted as the loyal servant and companion of Simón Bolívar during the liberator’s final journey.
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B.
Francisco Garcia
Francisco Garcia is a Dominican former professional basketball player best known for starring as a versatile guard/forward at the University of Louisville before a lengthy NBA career, primarily with the Sacramento Kings.
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C.
Francisco Javier Venegas
Francisco Javier Venegas was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as viceroy of New Spain and led royalist forces against insurgents during the early stages of the Mexican War of Independence.
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D.
Luis Cortés
Luis Cortés was a son of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, associated with the colonial nobility that emerged in New Spain after the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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E.
Fernando Chacón
Fernando Chacón was a Spanish naval officer best known for his role as a commander in early 18th-century Mediterranean maritime conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1520 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 1591 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Salamanca
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University of Valencia ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Salamanca
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University of Valencia ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Muñoz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ cosmology ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName | Jerónimo ⓘ |
| influenced | later Iberian astronomers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
ⓘ
Ptolemy ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaios
medieval scholastic astronomy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
criticizing Aristotelian cosmology
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early support for a mutable heaven ⓘ geometrical and astronomical teaching in Valencia ⓘ observations of the 1572 supernova ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
denial of the immutability of the celestial realm
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use of parallax to study comets and novae ⓘ |
| notableWork | Libro del nuevo cometa ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrologer
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astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Valencia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Valencia ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| residence | Valencia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
celestial spheres
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comets ⓘ novae ⓘ planetary motions ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Salamanca
ⓘ
Valencia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerónimo Muñoz Description of subject: Jerónimo Muñoz was a 16th-century Spanish astronomer and mathematician known for his early telescopic and observational work that challenged traditional Aristotelian cosmology.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.