Rudolphine Tables
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The Rudolphine Tables are a landmark 17th-century star catalog and set of astronomical tables compiled by Johannes Kepler, renowned for their unprecedented accuracy in predicting planetary positions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Tabulae Rudolphinae | 2 |
| Rudolphine period of astronomy | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical tables
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star catalog ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Keplerian astronomy ⓘ |
| basedOnObservationsOf | Tycho Brahe ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Johannes Kepler ⓘ |
| contains |
logarithmic tables
ⓘ
planetary tables ⓘ star catalog of fixed stars ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| containsDataType |
eclipses predictions
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planetary latitudes ⓘ planetary longitudes ⓘ |
| containsSection | theory and explanation by Kepler ⓘ |
| containsStarPositionsFrom |
Hven (Uraniborg observatory)
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surface form:
Tycho Brahe's observations at Uraniborg
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| contributedTo | acceptance of heliocentrism ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | ecliptic coordinates ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epochOfCoordinates | 1600 ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | early modern period ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific work ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Rudolphine Tables
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surface form:
Tabulae Rudolphinae
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| hasComponent |
Rudolphine Tables
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tabulae Rudolphinae
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| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| improvedAccuracyOver |
Alfonsine Tables
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Prutenic Tables ⓘ |
| influenced |
Newtonian astronomy
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celestial navigation ⓘ later astronomical tables ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | unprecedented accuracy for its time ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | about 1000 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prutenic Tables ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
predict planetary positions
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support astronomical navigation ⓘ |
| printedBy | Jonas Saur ⓘ |
| printingTechnology | movable type printing ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1627 ⓘ |
| publishedInCity | Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfPublication | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedBy |
17th-century astronomers
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astrologers ⓘ navigators ⓘ |
| uses |
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
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surface form:
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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| usesMathematicalTool |
logarithms
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sine tables ⓘ |
| usesPlanetaryModel | heliocentric model ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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Rudolphine period of astronomy
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Tabulae Rudolphinae
this entity surface form:
Tabulae Rudolphinae