The Man Who Sold the Moon
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The Man Who Sold the Moon is a classic science fiction novella by Robert A. Heinlein that explores early commercial efforts to finance and achieve humanity’s first trip to the Moon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man Who Sold the Moon canonical | 4 |
| The Man Who Sold the Moon (collection) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5066615 — 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 Man Who Sold the Moon Context triple: [Robert A. Heinlein, notableWork, The Man Who Sold the Moon]
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A.
Talking to the Moon
"Talking to the Moon" is a melancholic pop ballad by Bruno Mars about loneliness and longing, featured on his debut studio album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans."
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B.
The Moon Is a Balloon
The Moon Is a Balloon is the bestselling, witty and anecdotal autobiography of British actor David Niven, celebrated for its charming and humorous recollections of his life and Hollywood career.
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C.
Me and the Moon
"Me and the Moon" is a modernist painting by American abstract artist Arthur Dove, reflecting his innovative use of color and form to evoke natural and cosmic themes.
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D.
The Tragedy of the Moon
The Tragedy of the Moon is a collection of science essays by Isaac Asimov that explores astronomy, the Moon, and broader scientific and philosophical themes for a general audience.
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E.
Blues for a Red Planet
"Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
- 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 Man Who Sold the Moon Target entity description: The Man Who Sold the Moon is a classic science fiction novella by Robert A. Heinlein that explores early commercial efforts to finance and achieve humanity’s first trip to the Moon.
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A.
Talking to the Moon
"Talking to the Moon" is a melancholic pop ballad by Bruno Mars about loneliness and longing, featured on his debut studio album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans."
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B.
The Moon Is a Balloon
The Moon Is a Balloon is the bestselling, witty and anecdotal autobiography of British actor David Niven, celebrated for its charming and humorous recollections of his life and Hollywood career.
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C.
Me and the Moon
"Me and the Moon" is a modernist painting by American abstract artist Arthur Dove, reflecting his innovative use of color and form to evoke natural and cosmic themes.
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D.
The Tragedy of the Moon
The Tragedy of the Moon is a collection of science essays by Isaac Asimov that explores astronomy, the Moon, and broader scientific and philosophical themes for a general audience.
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E.
Blues for a Red Planet
"Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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science fiction novella ⓘ science fiction story ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Heinlein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | first human trip to the Moon ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
commercial exploitation of the Moon
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legal issues of lunar ownership ⓘ private funding of space missions ⓘ public relations in technology ventures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Delos D. Harriman ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | magazine publication ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discussions of private space industry ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Man
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Moon ⓘ Sold ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | novella-length fiction ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | later space commerce fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
business ethics
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capitalism ⓘ commercial spaceflight ⓘ financing space travel ⓘ space exploration ⓘ technological ambition ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
business strategies for space travel
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planning the first Moon trip ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Future History ⓘ |
| portrays |
complex financial schemes for exploration
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entrepreneurial approach to spaceflight ⓘ media manipulation for technological projects ⓘ |
| protagonist | Delos D. Harriman ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Shasta Publishers ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | Robert A. Heinlein ⓘ |
| setting |
near-future Earth
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the Moon ⓘ |
| subgenre |
hard science fiction
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space exploration fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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science fiction fans ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWriting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workChronologyInSeries | early story in Future History timeline ⓘ |
| workTitle | The Man Who Sold the Moon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man Who Sold the Moon Description of subject: The Man Who Sold the Moon is a classic science fiction novella by Robert A. Heinlein that explores early commercial efforts to finance and achieve humanity’s first trip to the Moon.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Man Who Sold the Moon