A More Perfect Heaven
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A More Perfect Heaven is a historical nonfiction book by Dava Sobel that explores Nicolaus Copernicus’s revolutionary heliocentric theory and the dramatic story behind its publication.
All labels observed (1)
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| A More Perfect Heaven canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7050546 — 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 More Perfect Heaven Context triple: [Dava Sobel, notableWork, A More Perfect Heaven]
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A.
Here and Heaven
"Here and Heaven" is a collaborative acoustic track blending classical, bluegrass, and folk influences, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile on their genre-crossing album The Goat Rodeo Sessions.
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B.
The Mystery of Heaven
The Mystery of Heaven is a collaborative experimental and minimalist lute-driven album by Jozef van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch, blending ambient, drone, and neo-medieval soundscapes.
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C.
De Caelo
De Caelo is Aristotle’s influential philosophical treatise on the structure and nature of the cosmos, including his theories of celestial spheres and the physical composition of the universe.
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D.
The Earth Compels
The Earth Compels is a 1938 poetry collection by Louis MacNeice that reflects his characteristic blend of personal lyricism, political awareness, and modernist technique.
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E.
Heaven's Mirror
Heaven's Mirror is a book by Graham Hancock that explores ancient monuments and myths around the world, proposing they encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge and memories of a lost advanced civilization.
- 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 More Perfect Heaven Target entity description: A More Perfect Heaven is a historical nonfiction book by Dava Sobel that explores Nicolaus Copernicus’s revolutionary heliocentric theory and the dramatic story behind its publication.
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A.
Here and Heaven
"Here and Heaven" is a collaborative acoustic track blending classical, bluegrass, and folk influences, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile on their genre-crossing album The Goat Rodeo Sessions.
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B.
The Mystery of Heaven
The Mystery of Heaven is a collaborative experimental and minimalist lute-driven album by Jozef van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch, blending ambient, drone, and neo-medieval soundscapes.
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C.
De Caelo
De Caelo is Aristotle’s influential philosophical treatise on the structure and nature of the cosmos, including his theories of celestial spheres and the physical composition of the universe.
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D.
The Earth Compels
The Earth Compels is a 1938 poetry collection by Louis MacNeice that reflects his characteristic blend of personal lyricism, political awareness, and modernist technique.
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E.
Heaven's Mirror
Heaven's Mirror is a book by Graham Hancock that explores ancient monuments and myths around the world, proposing they encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge and memories of a lost advanced civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Dava Sobel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Georg Joachim Rheticus
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Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between geocentric and heliocentric models
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process of scientific publication ⓘ relationship between science and religion ⓘ scientific revolution ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of the heliocentric theory
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intellectual climate of the Renaissance ⓘ publication of Copernicus's work ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history of science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Dava Sobel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780802717931 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dramatic narrative about Copernicus
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play about Copernicus and Rheticus ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in history of science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ heliocentrism ⓘ history of astronomy ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Andreas Osiander
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Georg Joachim Rheticus ⓘ Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorWork | Dava Sobel bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | Walker & Company ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Galileo's Daughter
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Longitude ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Frombork
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Royal Prussia ⓘ |
| setInTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
astronomy
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history ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Renaissance
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early modern period ⓘ |
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Subject: A More Perfect Heaven Description of subject: A More Perfect Heaven is a historical nonfiction book by Dava Sobel that explores Nicolaus Copernicus’s revolutionary heliocentric theory and the dramatic story behind its publication.
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Sobel