Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a pioneering scientific journal, first published in 1665, that is widely regarded as the world’s oldest continuously published journal devoted to science.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T58341 — 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: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Context triple: [Royal Society, hasPublication, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal featuring research articles, historical studies, and papers presented under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society.
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Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal that publishes monographic studies and research across a wide range of academic disciplines.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is a leading peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journal publishing high-impact research across the biological, physical, and social sciences.
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Physical Review
Physical Review is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal series covering research across all areas of physics.
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Royal Society
The Royal Society is the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, renowned as one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious scientific institutions dedicated to promoting excellence in science.
- 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: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Target entity description: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a pioneering scientific journal, first published in 1665, that is widely regarded as the world’s oldest continuously published journal devoted to science.
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A.
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal featuring research articles, historical studies, and papers presented under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society.
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B.
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal that publishes monographic studies and research across a wide range of academic disciplines.
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C.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is a leading peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journal publishing high-impact research across the biological, physical, and social sciences.
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D.
Physical Review
Physical Review is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal series covering research across all areas of physics.
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E.
Royal Society
The Royal Society is the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, renowned as one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious scientific institutions dedicated to promoting excellence in science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Society journal
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academic journal ⓘ peer-reviewed journal ⓘ scientific journal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Society
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surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
natural philosophy
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natural sciences ⓘ science ⓘ |
| editorInChief | Royal Society-appointed editor ⓘ |
| firstEditor | Henry Oldenburg ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1665 ⓘ |
| founder | Henry Oldenburg ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
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surface form:
Phil. Trans. R. Soc.
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| hasDigitalAccess | available online via Royal Society website ⓘ |
| hasDisciplineCoverage | multidisciplinary science ⓘ |
| hasISSN | print and electronic ISSNs assigned ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | model for later scientific journals ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole |
development of modern scientific communication
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dissemination of scientific discoveries ⓘ |
| hasOnlineEdition | true ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | printed paper journal ⓘ |
| hasOriginPeriod | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| hasPrintEdition | true ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
learned journal
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scholarly journal ⓘ |
| hasPublisherLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| hasSubject |
experimental science
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observational science ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest scientific journals
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world’s oldest continuously published journal devoted to science ⓘ |
| inception | 1665 ⓘ |
| isFlagshipJournalOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| isOldestContinuouslyPublishedScienceJournal | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Royal Society publishing programme ⓘ |
| isPioneeringScientificJournal | true ⓘ |
| isPublishedContinuouslySince | 1665 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| peerReview | yes ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | journal ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | periodical ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Royal Society ⓘ |
| publisher | Royal Society ⓘ |
| shortName |
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
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surface form:
Philosophical Transactions
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| subjectArea |
natural philosophy research
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scientific research ⓘ |
| title | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Description of subject: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a pioneering scientific journal, first published in 1665, that is widely regarded as the world’s oldest continuously published journal devoted to science.
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