De Caelo
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De Caelo is Aristotle’s influential philosophical treatise on the structure and nature of the cosmos, including his theories of celestial spheres and the physical composition of the universe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| De Caelo canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work by Aristotle ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Hellenistic world
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medieval Islamic world ⓘ medieval Latin West ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Galileo Galilei
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Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolaus Copernicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| discusses |
eternity of the world
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geocentric model of the universe ⓘ motion of heavenly spheres ⓘ natural place of elements ⓘ nature of celestial bodies ⓘ sublunar region ⓘ superlunar region ⓘ |
| field |
ancient astronomy
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natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical cosmology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundational text for pre-modern cosmology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ medieval cosmology ⓘ medieval scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
celestial spheres
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cosmology ⓘ physical composition of the universe ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Aristotle's natural philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
corruptibility of sublunary realm
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distinction between celestial and terrestrial realms ⓘ incorruptibility of celestial realm ⓘ |
| supports | geocentrism ⓘ |
| title |
De Caelo
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On the Heavens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
four classical elements
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natural motion ⓘ prime mover ⓘ |
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