Mysterium Cosmographicum
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Mysterium Cosmographicum is Johannes Kepler’s early astronomical treatise in which he proposes a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mysterium Cosmographicum canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613466 — 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: Mysterium Cosmographicum Context triple: [Johannes Kepler, notableWork, Mysterium Cosmographicum]
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A.
Harmonices Mundi
Harmonices Mundi is Johannes Kepler’s 1619 treatise in which he explores the mathematical harmony of the cosmos and formulates his third law of planetary motion.
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B.
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae is Johannes Kepler’s influential early-17th-century astronomy textbook that systematically presented and expanded Copernican heliocentrism using Kepler’s own laws of planetary motion.
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C.
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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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D.
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
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E.
Astronomia nova
Astronomia nova is Johannes Kepler’s groundbreaking 1609 astronomical treatise in which he first formulated two of his three laws of planetary motion, fundamentally reshaping early modern astronomy.
- 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: Mysterium Cosmographicum Target entity description: Mysterium Cosmographicum is Johannes Kepler’s early astronomical treatise in which he proposes a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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A.
Harmonices Mundi
Harmonices Mundi is Johannes Kepler’s 1619 treatise in which he explores the mathematical harmony of the cosmos and formulates his third law of planetary motion.
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B.
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae is Johannes Kepler’s influential early-17th-century astronomy textbook that systematically presented and expanded Copernican heliocentrism using Kepler’s own laws of planetary motion.
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C.
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
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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D.
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
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E.
Astronomia nova
Astronomia nova is Johannes Kepler’s groundbreaking 1609 astronomical treatise in which he first formulated two of his three laws of planetary motion, fundamentally reshaping early modern astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical treatise
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book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| aimedToExplain | relative distances of planets from the Sun ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Keplerian cosmology ⓘ |
| author | Johannes Kepler ⓘ |
| basedOnTheoryOf | Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| centralIdea | planetary spacing explained by nested Platonic solids ⓘ |
| contains | diagrams of nested solids and spheres ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSystem | Sun-centered universe ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Michael Maestlin ⓘ |
| era | late 16th century ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Astronomia nova
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surface form:
Astronomia Nova
|
| hasGenre |
astronomical literature
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEditionByAuthor | second edition with notes and corrections ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| includes | geometrical arguments ⓘ |
| influenced | Johannes Kepler's later laws of planetary motion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Platonic philosophy
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Pythagorean ideas of harmony ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first published defense of Copernican system by Kepler
ⓘ
geometric model of planetary orbits ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Mysterium Cosmographicum self-link ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Tübingen ⓘ |
| planetaryCountConsidered | six known planets ⓘ |
| proposesModelOf | solar system ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1596 ⓘ |
| secondEditionYear | 1621 ⓘ |
| status | historically significant work in astronomy ⓘ |
| subject |
cosmology
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geometry ⓘ heliocentric model ⓘ planetary orbits ⓘ solar system ⓘ |
| supports | Copernican heliocentrism ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
The Cosmographic Mystery
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The Secret of the Universe ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Platonic solids
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nested polyhedra ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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