The Baroque Cycle
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The Baroque Cycle is a sprawling historical science-fiction trilogy by Neal Stephenson that blends 17th- and 18th-century politics, early modern science, cryptography, and adventure.
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| The Baroque Cycle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861842 — 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 Baroque Cycle Context triple: [Neal Stephenson, notableSeries, The Baroque Cycle]
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A.
The Encyclopedists
"The Encyclopedists" is a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov set in his Foundation universe, focusing on a group of scholars whose faith in pure knowledge is challenged by the political and social realities of a collapsing Galactic Empire.
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B.
Enlightenment’s Wake
Enlightenment’s Wake is a philosophical work by John Gray that critically examines and challenges the legacy of Enlightenment rationalism and liberal humanism in modern political thought.
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C.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy
The Night's Dawn Trilogy is a sprawling space opera series by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror and political intrigue in a far-future human civilization.
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D.
The Century
The Century is a notable Art Deco luxury apartment building on Manhattan’s Central Park West, recognized for its twin-towered design and landmark status.
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E.
City of a Hundred Spires
City of a Hundred Spires is a poetic nickname for Prague, highlighting its skyline filled with historic church towers and spires.
- 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 Baroque Cycle Target entity description: The Baroque Cycle is a sprawling historical science-fiction trilogy by Neal Stephenson that blends 17th- and 18th-century politics, early modern science, cryptography, and adventure.
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A.
The Encyclopedists
"The Encyclopedists" is a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov set in his Foundation universe, focusing on a group of scholars whose faith in pure knowledge is challenged by the political and social realities of a collapsing Galactic Empire.
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B.
Enlightenment’s Wake
Enlightenment’s Wake is a philosophical work by John Gray that critically examines and challenges the legacy of Enlightenment rationalism and liberal humanism in modern political thought.
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C.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy
The Night's Dawn Trilogy is a sprawling space opera series by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror and political intrigue in a far-future human civilization.
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D.
The Century
The Century is a notable Art Deco luxury apartment building on Manhattan’s Central Park West, recognized for its twin-towered design and landmark status.
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E.
City of a Hundred Spires
City of a Hundred Spires is a poetic nickname for Prague, highlighting its skyline filled with historic church towers and spires.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical fiction work
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novel series ⓘ science fiction work ⓘ |
| author | Neal Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Daniel Waterhouse
NERFINISHED
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Eliza NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Shaftoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ William of Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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alternate history ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 2500 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Quicksilver
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The Confusion NERFINISHED ⓘ The System of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastPublicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cryptography
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early modern science ⓘ economics ⓘ emergence of modern finance ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, interwoven narrative structure
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detailed depiction of the scientific revolution ⓘ exploration of the origins of modern computing concepts ⓘ integration of real historical figures with fictional characters ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 3 ⓘ |
| periodDepicted |
Age of Enlightenment
NERFINISHED
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Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
NERFINISHED
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William Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
England
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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