Rudolphine Tables
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The Rudolphine Tables are a landmark 17th-century star catalog and set of astronomical tables compiled by Johannes Kepler, renowned for their unprecedented accuracy in predicting planetary positions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rudolphine Tables canonical | 8 |
| Tabulae Rudolphinae | 2 |
| Kepler’s star catalogues | 1 |
| Rudolphine period of astronomy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rudolphine Tables Context triple: [Johannes Kepler, notableWork, Rudolphine Tables]
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A.
Astronomia nova
Astronomia nova is Johannes Kepler’s groundbreaking 1609 astronomical treatise in which he first formulated two of his three laws of planetary motion, fundamentally reshaping early modern astronomy.
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B.
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.
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C.
Harmonices Mundi
Harmonices Mundi is Johannes Kepler’s 1619 treatise in which he explores the mathematical harmony of the cosmos and formulates his third law of planetary motion.
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D.
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae is Johannes Kepler’s influential early-17th-century astronomy textbook that systematically presented and expanded Copernican heliocentrism using Kepler’s own laws of planetary motion.
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E.
Gauss’s planetary equations
Gauss’s planetary equations are a set of differential equations in celestial mechanics that describe how a planet’s orbital elements change over time under the influence of perturbing forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rudolphine Tables Target entity description: The Rudolphine Tables are a landmark 17th-century star catalog and set of astronomical tables compiled by Johannes Kepler, renowned for their unprecedented accuracy in predicting planetary positions.
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A.
Astronomia nova
Astronomia nova is Johannes Kepler’s groundbreaking 1609 astronomical treatise in which he first formulated two of his three laws of planetary motion, fundamentally reshaping early modern astronomy.
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B.
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal 1543 work that introduced the heliocentric model of the universe, fundamentally transforming astronomy and natural philosophy.
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C.
Harmonices Mundi
Harmonices Mundi is Johannes Kepler’s 1619 treatise in which he explores the mathematical harmony of the cosmos and formulates his third law of planetary motion.
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D.
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae is Johannes Kepler’s influential early-17th-century astronomy textbook that systematically presented and expanded Copernican heliocentrism using Kepler’s own laws of planetary motion.
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E.
Gauss’s planetary equations
Gauss’s planetary equations are a set of differential equations in celestial mechanics that describe how a planet’s orbital elements change over time under the influence of perturbing forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical tables
ⓘ
star catalog ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Keplerian astronomy ⓘ |
| basedOnObservationsOf | Tycho Brahe ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Johannes Kepler ⓘ |
| contains |
logarithmic tables
ⓘ
planetary tables ⓘ star catalog of fixed stars ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| containsDataType |
eclipses predictions
ⓘ
planetary latitudes ⓘ planetary longitudes ⓘ |
| containsSection | theory and explanation by Kepler ⓘ |
| containsStarPositionsFrom |
Tycho Brahe's observations at Uraniborg
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linked to:
Hven (Uraniborg observatory)
|
| contributedTo | acceptance of heliocentrism ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | ecliptic coordinates ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| epochOfCoordinates | 1600 ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | early modern period ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific work ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tabulae Rudolphinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Rudolphine Tables
|
| hasComponent |
Tabulae Rudolphinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Rudolphine Tables
|
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| improvedAccuracyOver |
Alfonsine Tables
ⓘ
Prutenic Tables ⓘ |
| influenced |
Newtonian astronomy
ⓘ
celestial navigation ⓘ later astronomical tables ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| notableFor | unprecedented accuracy for its time ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | about 1000 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prutenic Tables ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
predict planetary positions
ⓘ
support astronomical navigation ⓘ |
| printedBy | Jonas Saur ⓘ |
| printingTechnology | movable type printing ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1627 ⓘ |
| publishedInCity | Ulm ⓘ |
| regionOfPublication | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedBy |
17th-century astronomers
ⓘ
astrologers ⓘ navigators ⓘ |
| uses |
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
ⓘ
linked to:
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
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| usesMathematicalTool |
logarithms
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sine tables ⓘ |
| usesPlanetaryModel | heliocentric model ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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linked to: Rudolphine Tables
linked to: Rudolphine Tables
linked to: Rudolphine Tables
subject linked to:
Jonas Saur
linked to: Rudolphine Tables