De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomy book
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book → scientific treatise → |
| author |
Nicolaus Copernicus
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| centralClaim |
Earth is a planet that moves around the Sun
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Earth rotates daily on its axis → the Sun is near the center of the universe → |
| completionYear |
1530
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| contains |
geometrical diagrams
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tables of planetary positions → |
| contrastsWith |
geocentric model of the universe
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| dedicatedTo |
Pope Paul III
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| field |
astronomy
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natural philosophy → |
| firstEditionFormat |
folio
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| genre |
scholarly treatise
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| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II → Book III → Book IV → Book V → Book VI → |
| indexPlacementYear |
1616
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| influenced |
Galileo Galilei
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Isaac Newton → Johannes Kepler → Scientific Revolution → |
| inLibraryOf |
Vatican Library
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| language |
Latin
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| laterStatus |
placed on the Index of Forbidden Books
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| method |
geometrical models
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mathematical calculations → |
| notableFor |
foundational statement of heliocentrism
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major catalyst of the Scientific Revolution → |
| originalTitle |
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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| pages |
approximately 400
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| placeOfPublication |
Nuremberg
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| predecessorTheory |
Ptolemaic system
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| printingTechnology |
movable type
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| proposesModel |
heliocentric model of the universe
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| publicationYear |
1543
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| publisher |
Johannes Petreius
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| religiousContext |
Roman Catholic Church
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| requires |
advanced mathematical knowledge
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| structure |
six books
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| subject |
astronomy
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cosmology → heliocentrism → mathematical astronomy → planetary motion → |
| timePeriod |
Renaissance
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Galileo Galilei
("Copernican system")
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advocated |
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Scientific Revolution
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hasMajorWork |
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Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae
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influencedBy |
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Islamic astronomy
("Copernicus De revolutionibus")
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influencedWork |
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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knownFor |
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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notableWork |
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De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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originalTitle |