The Physical World of Late Antiquity
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The Physical World of Late Antiquity is a scholarly work by Shmuel Sambursky that examines how late antique thinkers understood and explained the nature and structure of the physical universe.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Physical World of Late Antiquity Context triple: [Shmuel Sambursky, notableWork, The Physical World of Late Antiquity]
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The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture
The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture is a scholarly work that analyzes the economic structures, social hierarchies, and cultural dynamics of the Roman Empire.
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History of the Romans under the Empire
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Byzantium: The Decline and Fall
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall is a historical work by John Julius Norwich that chronicles the final centuries and ultimate collapse of the Byzantine Empire.
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The Vita Activa and the Modern Age
The Vita Activa and the Modern Age is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work The Human Condition that examines how modernity has transformed active human life—labor, work, and action—and their place in the public and political realm.
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The World and the West
The World and the West is a historical study by Arnold Toynbee examining the impact of Western civilization on non-Western societies and the resulting cultural encounters and conflicts.
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- 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: The Physical World of Late Antiquity Target entity description: The Physical World of Late Antiquity is a scholarly work by Shmuel Sambursky that examines how late antique thinkers understood and explained the nature and structure of the physical universe.
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A.
The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture
The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture is a scholarly work that analyzes the economic structures, social hierarchies, and cultural dynamics of the Roman Empire.
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B.
History of the Romans under the Empire
History of the Romans under the Empire is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by Charles Merivale that chronicles the political and social development of Rome from the end of the Republic through the imperial period.
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C.
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall is a historical work by John Julius Norwich that chronicles the final centuries and ultimate collapse of the Byzantine Empire.
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D.
The Vita Activa and the Modern Age
The Vita Activa and the Modern Age is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work The Human Condition that examines how modernity has transformed active human life—labor, work, and action—and their place in the public and political realm.
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E.
The World and the West
The World and the West is a historical study by Arnold Toynbee examining the impact of Western civilization on non-Western societies and the resulting cultural encounters and conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
classics
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history of philosophy ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| author | Shmuel Sambursky ⓘ |
| examines |
continuity and change in ancient physical theories
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interaction between philosophy and science in late antiquity ⓘ structure of the cosmos in late antique thought ⓘ views of late antique philosophers on nature ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ancient explanations of natural phenomena
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conceptions of the physical universe in late antiquity ⓘ theories of matter in late antiquity ⓘ transition from classical to late antique science ⓘ |
| genre |
history of science
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Shmuel Sambursky ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in ancient cosmology
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scholars of late antiquity ⓘ students of history of science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ancient physics
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cosmology in late antiquity ⓘ history of natural philosophy ⓘ late antiquity ⓘ |
| partOf | Sambursky's studies on ancient science ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Physical World of the Eighteenth Century
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The Physical World of the Greeks ⓘ |
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