The Smoke Ring
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The Smoke Ring is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven set in a unique, gravity-free gas torus ecosystem orbiting a neutron star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Smoke Ring canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18298460 — 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: The Smoke Ring Context triple: [Larry Niven, notableWork, The Smoke Ring]
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A.
The Smoke
The Smoke is the English name of Surah Ad-Dukhan, a chapter of the Qur’an that warns of a coming smoke as a sign of divine punishment and emphasizes God’s power and mercy.
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B.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a dramatic work by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood, known for her sharp, socially engaged storytelling.
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C.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a British television drama series centered on the lives and challenges of London firefighters.
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D.
The Smoker
The Smoker is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Adriaen van Ostade, depicting a rustic figure enjoying a pipe in a tavern-like interior.
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E.
The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke is a Victorian-era mystery novel by Philip Pullman that follows young Sally Lockhart as she uncovers dark secrets involving crime, opium, and a cursed jewel in 19th-century London.
- 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: The Smoke Ring Target entity description: The Smoke Ring is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven set in a unique, gravity-free gas torus ecosystem orbiting a neutron star.
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A.
The Smoke
The Smoke is the English name of Surah Ad-Dukhan, a chapter of the Qur’an that warns of a coming smoke as a sign of divine punishment and emphasizes God’s power and mercy.
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B.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a dramatic work by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood, known for her sharp, socially engaged storytelling.
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C.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a British television drama series centered on the lives and challenges of London firefighters.
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D.
The Smoker
The Smoker is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Adriaen van Ostade, depicting a rustic figure enjoying a pipe in a tavern-like interior.
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E.
The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke is a Victorian-era mystery novel by Philip Pullman that follows young Sally Lockhart as she uncovers dark secrets involving crime, opium, and a cursed jewel in 19th-century London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.