The Expanding Universe
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"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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| The Expanding Universe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1827245 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Expanding Universe Context triple: [A Brief History of Time, hasChapter, The Expanding Universe]
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A.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
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B.
The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
"The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar" is a popular science book that traces the historical development of humanity’s understanding of the cosmos, from ancient cosmological models to modern astrophysics.
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C.
Essai de cosmologie
Essai de cosmologie is an 18th-century philosophical and scientific treatise by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that explores the structure and origins of the universe within the framework of early Enlightenment cosmology.
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D.
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
"Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution" is a popular science book that traces the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and human consciousness, co-authored by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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E.
The Collapsing Universe
The Collapsing Universe is a popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains black holes, stellar evolution, and the ultimate fate of the cosmos in accessible, non-technical language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Expanding Universe Target entity description: "The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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A.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
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B.
The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
"The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar" is a popular science book that traces the historical development of humanity’s understanding of the cosmos, from ancient cosmological models to modern astrophysics.
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C.
Essai de cosmologie
Essai de cosmologie is an 18th-century philosophical and scientific treatise by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that explores the structure and origins of the universe within the framework of early Enlightenment cosmology.
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D.
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
"Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution" is a popular science book that traces the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and human consciousness, co-authored by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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E.
The Collapsing Universe
The Collapsing Universe is a popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains black holes, stellar evolution, and the ultimate fate of the cosmos in accessible, non-technical language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book chapter
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non-fiction chapter ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make complex cosmological concepts accessible ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| describes |
historical development of the idea of an expanding universe
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observational cosmology in the 20th century ⓘ transition from static to dynamic cosmological models ⓘ |
| explains |
Lemaître–Hubble law
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surface form:
Hubble’s law
cosmological models of an expanding universe ⓘ evidence that the universe is growing larger over time ⓘ how observations support the Big Bang model ⓘ possible fates of the universe ⓘ redshift of distant galaxies ⓘ role of general relativity in cosmology ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Stephen Hawking as explainer of modern cosmology ⓘ |
| includedIn | popular science literature on cosmology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Big Bang
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surface form:
Big Bang theory
cosmological observations ⓘ cosmology ⓘ expansion of the universe ⓘ |
| medium | printed text ⓘ |
| partOf | A Brief History of Time ⓘ |
| subjectOf | discussions in popular science education ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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non-specialist readers ⓘ |
| workIncludedIn | first edition of A Brief History of Time ⓘ |
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Subject: The Expanding Universe Description of subject: "The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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