Cosmic (novel)
E322867
Cosmic is a humorous children's science-fiction novel about a boy who poses as an adult and ends up on a space mission, written by British author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cosmic (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3067343 — 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: Cosmic (novel) Context triple: [Frank Cottrell-Boyce, notableWork, Cosmic (novel)]
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A.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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B.
Cosm
Cosm is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores the discovery of an artificial universe and its scientific and philosophical implications.
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C.
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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D.
Refuge des Cosmiques
Refuge des Cosmiques is a high-altitude mountain hut in the Mont Blanc massif that serves as a key base for climbers tackling major alpine routes in the area.
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E.
Die Welträthsel
Die Welträthsel is a late-19th-century philosophical and scientific work by Ernst Haeckel that attempts to explain the fundamental "riddles of the universe" through a monistic, evolutionary worldview.
- 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: Cosmic (novel) Target entity description: Cosmic is a humorous children's science-fiction novel about a boy who poses as an adult and ends up on a space mission, written by British author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
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A.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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B.
Cosm
Cosm is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores the discovery of an artificial universe and its scientific and philosophical implications.
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C.
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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D.
Refuge des Cosmiques
Refuge des Cosmiques is a high-altitude mountain hut in the Mont Blanc massif that serves as a key base for climbers tackling major alpine routes in the area.
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E.
Die Welträthsel
Die Welträthsel is a late-19th-century philosophical and scientific work by Ernst Haeckel that attempts to explain the fundamental "riddles of the universe" through a monistic, evolutionary worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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comic novel ⓘ novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Frank Cottrell-Boyce ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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humour ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Liam Digby ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
coming of age
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deception ⓘ family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ space mission ⓘ space travel ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Liam Digby ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | work by Frank Cottrell-Boyce ⓘ |
| protagonistType | boy posing as an adult ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
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outer space ⓘ |
| theme |
adventure
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growing up ⓘ identity ⓘ parenthood ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cosmic (novel) Description of subject: Cosmic is a humorous children's science-fiction novel about a boy who poses as an adult and ends up on a space mission, written by British author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.