Ephemerides
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Ephemerides is a 15th-century astronomical table compiled by Regiomontanus that provided highly accurate planetary positions and became a foundational tool for navigation and astronomy in early modern Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ephemerides canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5685953 — 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: Ephemerides Context triple: [Regiomontanus, notableWork, Ephemerides]
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A.
Atlas Eclipticalis
Atlas Eclipticalis is a large-scale orchestral composition by John Cage that employs chance operations and graphic notation to create an open, indeterminate musical structure.
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B.
Tables of the Sun
Tables of the Sun is an astronomical reference work by Simon Newcomb that provides highly accurate solar ephemerides used for celestial navigation and scientific calculations.
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C.
Météores
Météores is one of the scientific essays by René Descartes, accompanying his Discours de la méthode and focusing on the study of meteorological and atmospheric phenomena.
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D.
The Tragedy of the Moon
The Tragedy of the Moon is a collection of science essays by Isaac Asimov that explores astronomy, the Moon, and broader scientific and philosophical themes for a general audience.
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E.
Sidereal Messenger
Sidereal Messenger is the English title of Galileo Galilei’s groundbreaking 1610 astronomical treatise that first reported telescopic observations of the Moon, stars, and Jupiter’s moons.
- 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: Ephemerides Target entity description: Ephemerides is a 15th-century astronomical table compiled by Regiomontanus that provided highly accurate planetary positions and became a foundational tool for navigation and astronomy in early modern Europe.
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A.
Atlas Eclipticalis
Atlas Eclipticalis is a large-scale orchestral composition by John Cage that employs chance operations and graphic notation to create an open, indeterminate musical structure.
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B.
Tables of the Sun
Tables of the Sun is an astronomical reference work by Simon Newcomb that provides highly accurate solar ephemerides used for celestial navigation and scientific calculations.
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C.
Météores
Météores is one of the scientific essays by René Descartes, accompanying his Discours de la méthode and focusing on the study of meteorological and atmospheric phenomena.
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D.
The Tragedy of the Moon
The Tragedy of the Moon is a collection of science essays by Isaac Asimov that explores astronomy, the Moon, and broader scientific and philosophical themes for a general audience.
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E.
Sidereal Messenger
Sidereal Messenger is the English title of Galileo Galilei’s groundbreaking 1610 astronomical treatise that first reported telescopic observations of the Moon, stars, and Jupiter’s moons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical table
ⓘ
ephemeris ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfFirstEdition | 1470s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ptolemaic astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisOf |
later astronomical tables
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later nautical almanacs ⓘ |
| characteristic | high accuracy ⓘ |
| compiler |
Johannes Müller von Königsberg
NERFINISHED
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Regiomontanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
eclipse predictions
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lunar positions ⓘ solar positions ⓘ tabulated planetary longitudes ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational tool for European astronomy
ⓘ
foundational tool for European navigation ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern astronomy
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early modern navigation ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| provides | planetary positions ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | multiple years of planetary positions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
astrologers
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astronomers ⓘ navigators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrology
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astronomical calculations ⓘ celestial navigation ⓘ |
| usedIn | early modern Europe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ephemerides Description of subject: Ephemerides is a 15th-century astronomical table compiled by Regiomontanus that provided highly accurate planetary positions and became a foundational tool for navigation and astronomy in early modern Europe.
Referenced by (2)
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