Theoria generationis
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Theoria generationis is the pioneering 18th-century work by Caspar Friedrich Wolff that laid the foundations of modern embryology by arguing for epigenesis in the development of organisms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theoria generationis canonical | 1 |
| Theoria generationis (1759) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18783107 — 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: Theoria generationis Context triple: [Caspar Friedrich Wolff, doctoralThesis, Theoria generationis]
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A.
De mulierum organis generationi inservientibus
De mulierum organis generationi inservientibus is a 17th-century anatomical treatise that significantly advanced the understanding of the female reproductive system and human generation.
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B.
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life is an influential late-18th-century medical and biological treatise by Erasmus Darwin that proposed early ideas about evolution, physiology, and the organization of living beings.
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C.
Origine et progrès d’une science nouvelle
Origine et progrès d’une science nouvelle is an 18th-century treatise by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours that helped articulate and promote the principles of the French physiocratic school of economic thought.
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D.
On the Origin of the World
On the Origin of the World is a Gnostic cosmological text from the Nag Hammadi library that narrates the creation of the universe, the role and fall of divine figures, and the origin of evil and material existence.
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E.
Aristotle’s De generatione animalium
Aristotle’s *De generatione animalium* is an ancient Greek philosophical and scientific treatise that systematically examines animal reproduction, development, and heredity as part of his broader biological works.
- 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: Theoria generationis Target entity description: Theoria generationis is the pioneering 18th-century work by Caspar Friedrich Wolff that laid the foundations of modern embryology by arguing for epigenesis in the development of organisms.
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A.
De mulierum organis generationi inservientibus
De mulierum organis generationi inservientibus is a 17th-century anatomical treatise that significantly advanced the understanding of the female reproductive system and human generation.
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B.
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life is an influential late-18th-century medical and biological treatise by Erasmus Darwin that proposed early ideas about evolution, physiology, and the organization of living beings.
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C.
Origine et progrès d’une science nouvelle
Origine et progrès d’une science nouvelle is an 18th-century treatise by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours that helped articulate and promote the principles of the French physiocratic school of economic thought.
-
D.
On the Origin of the World
On the Origin of the World is a Gnostic cosmological text from the Nag Hammadi library that narrates the creation of the universe, the role and fall of divine figures, and the origin of evil and material existence.
-
E.
Aristotle’s De generatione animalium
Aristotle’s *De generatione animalium* is an ancient Greek philosophical and scientific treatise that systematically examines animal reproduction, development, and heredity as part of his broader biological works.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Theoria generationis