Liber Primus (Latin title)
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Liber Primus is the first book of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal work De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, in which he outlines the foundations of his heliocentric model of the cosmos.
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| Liber Primus | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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part of work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Copernican Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nicolaus Copernicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
arguments for Earth’s motion
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critique of geocentric cosmology ⓘ discussion of the order of the heavenly spheres ⓘ methodological introduction to Copernicus’s system ⓘ philosophical justification of heliocentrism ⓘ |
| describes | heliocentric model of the cosmos ⓘ |
| discipline | mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | history of astronomy ⓘ |
| genre |
astronomical text
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalTitle | Liber Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeliocentricModel | Sun at the center of the universe ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scientific Revolution
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early modern astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ptolemaic astronomy
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ancient Greek astronomy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | De revolutionibus orbium coelestium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| outlines |
foundations of Copernican system
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foundations of heliocentric theory ⓘ |
| partOf | Copernican heliocentric treatise ⓘ |
| partOfPrintedEdition | 1543 first edition of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | first book of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | natural philosophy ⓘ |
| positionInWork | 1 ⓘ |
| rejects | geocentric model as ultimate explanation ⓘ |
| subject |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ heliocentrism ⓘ planetary theory ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| topic |
cosmological principles
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motion of Earth ⓘ order of planets ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Nicolaus Copernicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitle | Liber Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Book I (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium)