A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century
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A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century is a historical and critical survey of the major intellectual, religious, and social developments of the 1700s written by American theologian and historian Samuel Miller.
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| A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century Context triple: [Samuel Miller, notableWork, A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century]
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A.
History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century
History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century is a major 19th-century intellectual history work by Leslie Stephen that surveys and analyzes the development of English philosophical and religious ideas during the 1700s.
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B.
Age of Reason
Age of Reason is a term for the Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individualism over tradition and religious authority.
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The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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D.
The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History
The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History is a historical study that traces the interconnected lives of a Scottish family to illuminate the social, economic, and political workings of the British Empire in the eighteenth century.
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E.
Annus Mirabilis of 1759
The Annus Mirabilis of 1759 refers to a year during the Seven Years' War in which Britain achieved a series of major military and naval victories that significantly shifted the balance of power in its favor.
- 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: A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century Target entity description: A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century is a historical and critical survey of the major intellectual, religious, and social developments of the 1700s written by American theologian and historian Samuel Miller.
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A.
History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century
History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century is a major 19th-century intellectual history work by Leslie Stephen that surveys and analyzes the development of English philosophical and religious ideas during the 1700s.
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B.
Age of Reason
Age of Reason is a term for the Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individualism over tradition and religious authority.
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C.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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D.
The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History
The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History is a historical study that traces the interconnected lives of a Scottish family to illuminate the social, economic, and political workings of the British Empire in the eighteenth century.
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E.
Annus Mirabilis of 1759
The Annus Mirabilis of 1759 refers to a year during the Seven Years' War in which Britain achieved a series of major military and naval victories that significantly shifted the balance of power in its favor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical survey ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Miller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | historical and critical survey of the eighteenth century ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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intellectual history ⓘ religious history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
historian
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theologian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of intellectual trends
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analysis of religious trends ⓘ analysis of social trends ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated general readers
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students of history and theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
eighteenth century
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intellectual developments in the 1700s ⓘ religious developments in the 1700s ⓘ social developments in the 1700s ⓘ |
| perspective | American Protestant ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 18th century ⓘ |
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