The System of the World
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The System of the World is a historical science-fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that concludes his Baroque Cycle, focusing on Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz, and the birth of modern science and finance in the early 18th century.
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| The System of the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861849 — 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: The System of the World Context triple: [Neal Stephenson, hasPart, The System of the World]
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De mundi systemate (On the system of the world)
De mundi systemate (On the System of the World) is the third book of Isaac Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the structure and dynamics of the cosmos.
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The Mechanism of the Heavens
The Mechanism of the Heavens is Mary Somerville’s influential 1831 mathematical exposition of celestial mechanics that helped popularize and clarify Laplace’s work for a broader scientific audience.
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On the Plurality of Worlds
On the Plurality of Worlds is a highly influential 1986 work of analytic metaphysics in which David Lewis systematically defends modal realism, the view that possible worlds are as real and concrete as the actual world.
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
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E.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
- 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: The System of the World Target entity description: The System of the World is a historical science-fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that concludes his Baroque Cycle, focusing on Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz, and the birth of modern science and finance in the early 18th century.
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A.
De mundi systemate (On the system of the world)
De mundi systemate (On the System of the World) is the third book of Isaac Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the structure and dynamics of the cosmos.
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B.
The Mechanism of the Heavens
The Mechanism of the Heavens is Mary Somerville’s influential 1831 mathematical exposition of celestial mechanics that helped popularize and clarify Laplace’s work for a broader scientific audience.
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C.
On the Plurality of Worlds
On the Plurality of Worlds is a highly influential 1986 work of analytic metaphysics in which David Lewis systematically defends modal realism, the view that possible worlds are as real and concrete as the actual world.
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D.
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is Galileo Galilei’s influential 1632 work that presents and defends the Copernican heliocentric model through a comparative dialogue of astronomical theories.
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E.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque Cycle novel
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historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Neal Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludes | The Baroque Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresHistoricalFigure |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
NERFINISHED
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Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
NERFINISHED
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Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society politics ⓘ emergence of paper money ⓘ financial speculation ⓘ |
| follows | The Confusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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historical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daniel Waterhouse
NERFINISHED
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Eliza de la Zeur NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Shaftoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multi-strand narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Baroque Cycle trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third volume ⓘ |
| precedes | none ⓘ |
| series | The Baroque Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
England
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cryptography and codes
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history of finance ⓘ history of science ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ politics of early 18th-century England ⓘ |
| theme |
birth of modern science
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cryptography ⓘ development of modern finance ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ scientific revolution ⓘ |
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Subject: The System of the World Description of subject: The System of the World is a historical science-fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that concludes his Baroque Cycle, focusing on Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz, and the birth of modern science and finance in the early 18th century.
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