The Call of the Stars
E477050
"The Call of the Stars" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, included in his collection "The Other Side of the Sky," that explores humanity’s fascination with and journey toward the cosmos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Call of the Stars canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4880108 — 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 Call of the Stars Context triple: [The Other Side of the Sky, containsWork, The Call of the Stars]
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A.
The Stars, Like Dust
The Stars, Like Dust is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, following a young nobleman entangled in political intrigue and rebellion against a tyrannical interstellar regime.
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B.
Forecourt of the Stars
Forecourt of the Stars is the famous courtyard at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre where numerous movie stars’ handprints, footprints, and signatures are immortalized in concrete.
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C.
The Star
The Star is the English title of Surah An-Najm, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the divine origin of revelation and the authority of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
The Star
The Star is a mixed-use development in Frisco, Texas that serves as the Dallas Cowboys’ headquarters and practice facility, surrounded by retail, dining, and entertainment venues.
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E.
The Star
The Star is a 1952 drama film starring Bette Davis as a fading Hollywood actress struggling with the loss of her fame and career.
- 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 Call of the Stars Target entity description: "The Call of the Stars" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, included in his collection "The Other Side of the Sky," that explores humanity’s fascination with and journey toward the cosmos.
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A.
The Stars, Like Dust
The Stars, Like Dust is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, following a young nobleman entangled in political intrigue and rebellion against a tyrannical interstellar regime.
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B.
Forecourt of the Stars
Forecourt of the Stars is the famous courtyard at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre where numerous movie stars’ handprints, footprints, and signatures are immortalized in concrete.
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C.
The Star
The Star is the English title of Surah An-Najm, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the divine origin of revelation and the authority of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
The Star
The Star is a mixed-use development in Frisco, Texas that serves as the Dallas Cowboys’ headquarters and practice facility, surrounded by retail, dining, and entertainment venues.
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E.
The Star
The Star is a 1952 drama film starring Bette Davis as a fading Hollywood actress struggling with the loss of her fame and career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
human curiosity about the universe
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humanity’s fascination with space ⓘ journey toward the cosmos ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction universe
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linked to:
Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey universe
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| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySetting |
future
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outer space ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Call of the Stars ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Other Side of the Sky ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCollection | The Other Side of the Sky ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOfGenreTradition | 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| sharesCollectionWith |
The Other Side of the Sky (title story)
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linked to:
The Other Side of the Sky
other short stories by Arthur C. Clarke in The Other Side of the Sky ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cosmos
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future of humanity ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Call of the Stars Description of subject: "The Call of the Stars" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, included in his collection "The Other Side of the Sky," that explores humanity’s fascination with and journey toward the cosmos.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.