Book V
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Book V is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," contributing to his formulation of the heliocentric model.
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| Book V canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book V Context triple: [De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, hasPart, Book V]
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Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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Book IV
Book IV is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract*, where he further develops his ideas on sovereignty, civil religion, and the functioning of a legitimate political community.
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Book IV
Book IV is the concluding section of John Locke’s "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding," in which he develops his influential theory of knowledge, including the nature, extent, and limits of human understanding.
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Book III
Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
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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: Book V Target entity description: Book V is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," contributing to his formulation of the heliocentric model.
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A.
Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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B.
Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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C.
Book IV
Book IV is the concluding section of John Locke’s "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding," in which he develops his influential theory of knowledge, including the nature, extent, and limits of human understanding.
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Book IV
Book IV is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract*, where he further develops his ideas on sovereignty, civil religion, and the functioning of a legitimate political community.
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Book III
Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of scientific treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Copernican system
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surface form:
Copernican heliocentrism
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| associatedWork |
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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surface form:
Book I (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ
surface form:
Book II (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ
surface form:
Book III (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ
surface form:
Book IV (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ
surface form:
Book VI (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
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| author | Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Copernican Revolution
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development of modern astronomy ⓘ |
| describes |
computational methods for planetary positions
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epicycles and deferents in a heliocentric framework ⓘ geometrical models of planetary orbits ⓘ motions of planets in the heliocentric system ⓘ |
| discipline | celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
mathematical treatment of the heliocentric hypothesis
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theory of planetary motions ⓘ |
| follows |
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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surface form:
Book IV (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
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| genre |
astronomical treatise
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
early modern astronomical tables
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subsequent planetary theories ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish the mathematical credibility of the heliocentric model ⓘ |
| includedIn | first printed edition of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (Nuremberg, 1543) ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainWorkAuthor | Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ |
| placeInHistoryOfScience | key component of the first full mathematical exposition of heliocentrism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | Book 5 ⓘ |
| precedes |
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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surface form:
Book VI (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
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| publicationContext | first edition of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ |
| subject |
heliocentric model
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mathematical astronomy ⓘ planetary theory ⓘ |
| workDate | 1543 ⓘ |
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