Almagest
E111570
The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Almagest canonical | 15 |
| Ptolemy's Almagest | 4 |
| al-Majisti | 2 |
| Ptolemy's Geographia | 1 |
| Ptolemy's list of 48 constellations | 1 |
| Ptolemy’s Almagest | 1 |
| Ptolemy’s Almagest (as constellation myth) | 1 |
| Ptolemy’s Almagest models | 1 |
| Ptolemy’s Geography | 1 |
| Ptolemy’s Planetary Hypotheses | 1 |
| Tetrabiblos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T929288 — 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: Almagest Context triple: [Ptolemaic system, describedIn, Almagest]
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A.
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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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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C.
Rudolphine Tables
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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D.
Mysterium Cosmographicum
Mysterium Cosmographicum is Johannes Kepler’s early astronomical treatise in which he proposes a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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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.
- 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: Almagest Target entity description: The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Rudolphine Tables
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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D.
Mysterium Cosmographicum
Mysterium Cosmographicum is Johannes Kepler’s early astronomical treatise in which he proposes a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
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astronomical treatise ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mathematike Syntaxis
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surface form:
Mathematical Syntaxis
Megale Syntaxis ⓘ |
| arabicTitle |
Almagest
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
al-Majisti
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| author |
Claudius Ptolemaeus
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surface form:
Claudius Ptolemy
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| basisFor | Ptolemaic system ⓘ |
| contains | star catalog of constellations ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | Earth-centered universe ⓘ |
| covers |
Moon
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Sun ⓘ fixed stars ⓘ planets ⓘ |
| describes |
geocentric model of the universe
ⓘ
planetary motions ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic astronomy ⓘ |
| explains |
deferents
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eccentrics ⓘ epicycles ⓘ equant point ⓘ |
| geocentric | true ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | foundational text of pre-Copernican astronomy ⓘ |
| includes |
precession of the equinoxes
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theory of lunar motion ⓘ theory of planetary latitudes ⓘ theory of solar motion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance astronomy
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medieval European astronomy ⓘ medieval Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Hipparchus ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
astronomy
ⓘ
geocentric cosmology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Mathematike Syntaxis ⓘ |
| provides |
mathematical models for planetary motion
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star catalog ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Byzantine Empire
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Islamic world ⓘ Latin Europe ⓘ |
| structure | 13 books ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Greatest ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Arabic
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Latin ⓘ |
| usedUntilCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| uses |
chord function
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spherical geometry ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Almagest Description of subject: The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy's list of 48 constellations
this entity surface form:
Tetrabiblos
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy's Almagest
subject surface form:
Book III (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy’s Almagest
this entity surface form:
al-Majisti
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy's Geographia
this entity surface form:
al-Majisti
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy’s Geography
subject surface form:
Harmonics (Ptolemy)
subject surface form:
Optics (Ptolemy)
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy’s Almagest models
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy’s Planetary Hypotheses
subject surface form:
Zij al-Sabi
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy's Almagest
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy's Almagest
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy's Almagest
subject surface form:
Cassiopeia
this entity surface form:
Ptolemy’s Almagest (as constellation myth)