Discovery
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Discovery was an English exploration ship most notably used by Henry Hudson during his early 17th-century voyages in search of a Northwest Passage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Discovery canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Discovery Context triple: [Henry Hudson, shipCommanded, Discovery]
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Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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The Crossroads of the World
The Crossroads of the World is a famous nickname for New York City's Times Square, a major commercial and entertainment hub renowned for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and bustling pedestrian traffic.
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Pioneer plaque project
The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
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Voyager Golden Record project
The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Discovery Target entity description: Discovery was an English exploration ship most notably used by Henry Hudson during his early 17th-century voyages in search of a Northwest Passage.
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A.
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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B.
The Crossroads of the World
The Crossroads of the World is a famous nickname for New York City's Times Square, a major commercial and entertainment hub renowned for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and bustling pedestrian traffic.
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C.
Pioneer plaque project
The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
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Voyager Golden Record project
The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a 19th-century biographical and historical work that narrates the explorations and legacy of Christopher Columbus in a romanticized literary style.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exploration ship
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ship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hudson Bay
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Hudson Strait ⓘ James Bay ⓘ |
| cargoType | provisions for long Arctic voyages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| crewMutinyAgainst | Henry Hudson ⓘ |
| designedFor |
ice-infested waters
ⓘ
long-distance sea voyages ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
Age of Exploration ⓘ |
| event | mutiny in Hudson Bay in 1611 ⓘ |
| fate | lost from historical record after mid-17th century ⓘ |
| flag | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| hasCrewType |
officers
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sailors ⓘ ship's carpenter ⓘ ship's master ⓘ |
| homePort |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| locationDuringEvent | Hudson Bay ⓘ |
| namedAfter | concept of discovery ⓘ |
| notableFor | voyages in search of the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
English private interests
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Muscovy Company ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Henry Hudson
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surface form:
Henry Hudson's 1610–1611 voyage to Hudson Bay
early 17th-century English Northwest Passage expeditions ⓘ voyages to Hudson Strait ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English attempts to find a Northwest Passage
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search for a northern sea route to Asia ⓘ |
| sailingRegion |
Arctic Ocean
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Canadian Arctic waters ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
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| serviceEntry | early 17th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
English explorers
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Henry Hudson ⓘ London merchants ⓘ Muscovy Company ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Arctic exploration
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Atlantic exploration ⓘ search for a Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| voyageLeader |
Henry Hudson
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Luke Foxe ⓘ Robert Bylot ⓘ Thomas Button ⓘ Thomas James ⓘ William Gibbons ⓘ |
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Subject: Discovery Description of subject: Discovery was an English exploration ship most notably used by Henry Hudson during his early 17th-century voyages in search of a Northwest Passage.
Referenced by (10)
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