Institutions de Physique
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Institutions de Physique is an influential 18th-century physics and philosophy treatise by Émilie du Châtelet that synthesizes and critiques Newtonian and Leibnizian ideas for a broader scholarly audience.
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| Institutions de Physique canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Institutions de Physique Context triple: [Émilie du Châtelet, notableWork, Institutions de Physique]
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Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a leading professional body and learned society dedicated to advancing the study, teaching, and application of physics, primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Faculty of Physics
The Faculty of Physics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is a leading academic division dedicated to research and education in physics, known for its contributions to both fundamental and applied physical sciences.
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Faculty of Physics
The Faculty of Physics is a major academic and research division of Moscow State University specializing in higher education and scientific work in physics and related fields.
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Faculty of Physics
The Faculty of Physics at the University of Göttingen is a leading academic division renowned for its research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics.
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Faculty of Physics
The Faculty of Physics at the University of Havana is an academic division dedicated to higher education and research in physics and related scientific fields.
- 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: Institutions de Physique Target entity description: Institutions de Physique is an influential 18th-century physics and philosophy treatise by Émilie du Châtelet that synthesizes and critiques Newtonian and Leibnizian ideas for a broader scholarly audience.
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A.
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a leading professional body and learned society dedicated to advancing the study, teaching, and application of physics, primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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B.
Faculty of Physics
The Faculty of Physics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is a leading academic division dedicated to research and education in physics, known for its contributions to both fundamental and applied physical sciences.
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C.
Faculty of Physics
The Faculty of Physics is a major academic and research division of Moscow State University specializing in higher education and scientific work in physics and related fields.
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Faculty of Physics
The Faculty of Physics at the University of Göttingen is a leading academic division renowned for its research and teaching in fundamental and applied physics.
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E.
Faculty of Physics
The Faculty of Physics at the University of Havana is an academic division dedicated to higher education and research in physics and related scientific fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophy treatise ⓘ physics treatise ⓘ |
| aimsAtAudience | broader scholarly audience ⓘ |
| author |
Marquise du Châtelet
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surface form:
Émilie du Châtelet
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiquesWorkOf |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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Isaac Newton ⓘ René Descartes ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
causality
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force ⓘ laws of nature ⓘ matter ⓘ motion ⓘ principle of sufficient reason ⓘ space ⓘ time ⓘ |
| field |
classical mechanics
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic work
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Enlightenment philosophy
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history of physics ⓘ reception of Newtonianism in France ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on mechanics
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chapters on metaphysics ⓘ chapters on the nature of space and time ⓘ chapters on the principles of knowledge ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| influencedBy |
Cartesian philosophy
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Christian Wolff ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Isaac Newton ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
metaphysics
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natural philosophy ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of vis viva (living force)
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early systematic exposition of Newtonian physics in French ⓘ integration of metaphysics with physics ⓘ role in spreading Newtonianism on the Continent ⓘ synthesis of Newtonian and Leibnizian ideas ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | reconciliation of Newtonian physics with Leibnizian metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
empiricism
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rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Émilie du Châtelet's translation of Newton's Principia ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Émilie du Châtelet
subject surface form:
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet