The Science of Life
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The Science of Life is a landmark early 20th-century biology book co-authored by H.G. Wells, his son George Philip Wells, and Julian Huxley that presents modern biological science in an accessible, encyclopedic form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Science of Life canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1384327 — 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 Science of Life Context triple: [George Philip Wells, notableWork, The Science of Life]
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A.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
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B.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
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What Is Life?
*What Is Life?* is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the nature of living systems through the lens of evolution, symbiosis, and Earth’s biosphere.
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The Value of Science
The Value of Science is an influential philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the nature, methods, and limits of scientific knowledge.
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E.
Origins of Life (book)
"Origins of Life" is a scientific book by physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson that explores theoretical scenarios for how life might have first emerged from nonliving matter.
- 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 Science of Life Target entity description: The Science of Life is a landmark early 20th-century biology book co-authored by H.G. Wells, his son George Philip Wells, and Julian Huxley that presents modern biological science in an accessible, encyclopedic form.
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A.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
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B.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
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C.
What Is Life?
*What Is Life?* is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the nature of living systems through the lens of evolution, symbiosis, and Earth’s biosphere.
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D.
The Value of Science
The Value of Science is an influential philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the nature, methods, and limits of scientific knowledge.
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E.
Origins of Life (book)
"Origins of Life" is a scientific book by physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson that explores theoretical scenarios for how life might have first emerged from nonliving matter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biology book
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book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ |
| author |
George Philip Wells
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Herbert George Wells ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Wells
Julian Huxley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | encyclopedic survey of modern biological science ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| format | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
biology
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
George Philip Wells
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Herbert George Wells ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Wells
Julian Huxley ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between H. G. Wells and Julian Huxley
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popularizing modern biology ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | encyclopedic ⓘ |
| subject |
biology
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ecology ⓘ evolution ⓘ genetics ⓘ human biology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| topic | modern biological science ⓘ |
| writingStyle | accessible ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Science of Life Description of subject: The Science of Life is a landmark early 20th-century biology book co-authored by H.G. Wells, his son George Philip Wells, and Julian Huxley that presents modern biological science in an accessible, encyclopedic form.
Referenced by (2)
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