Great Geological Controversies
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Great Geological Controversies is a book by geologist Anthony Hallam that examines major historical debates and paradigm shifts in the development of geological science.
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| Great Geological Controversies canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5613090 — 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: Great Geological Controversies Context triple: [Anthony Hallam, notableWork, Great Geological Controversies]
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A.
On the Imperfection of the Geological Record
"On the Imperfection of the Geological Record" is a chapter in Charles Darwin's *On the Origin of Species* that addresses why the fossil record is incomplete and how this affects evidence for evolutionary change.
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B.
Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth
Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth is an 1802 geological treatise by John Playfair that clearly expounds and defends James Hutton’s uniformitarian theory of the Earth’s formation and processes.
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C.
The Age of the Earth
The Age of the Earth is a landmark 20th-century geology book that helped establish modern estimates of Earth’s age using radiometric dating methods.
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D.
An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth
*An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth* is an 18th-century geological treatise by John Whitehurst that explores the Earth's structure, history, and the processes that shaped it.
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E.
Theory of the Earth
Theory of the Earth is James Hutton’s foundational geological work that introduced the concept of deep geological time and laid the groundwork for modern geology.
- 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: Great Geological Controversies Target entity description: Great Geological Controversies is a book by geologist Anthony Hallam that examines major historical debates and paradigm shifts in the development of geological science.
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A.
On the Imperfection of the Geological Record
"On the Imperfection of the Geological Record" is a chapter in Charles Darwin's *On the Origin of Species* that addresses why the fossil record is incomplete and how this affects evidence for evolutionary change.
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B.
Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth
Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth is an 1802 geological treatise by John Playfair that clearly expounds and defends James Hutton’s uniformitarian theory of the Earth’s formation and processes.
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C.
The Age of the Earth
The Age of the Earth is a landmark 20th-century geology book that helped establish modern estimates of Earth’s age using radiometric dating methods.
-
D.
An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth
*An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth* is an 18th-century geological treatise by John Whitehurst that explores the Earth's structure, history, and the processes that shaped it.
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E.
Theory of the Earth
Theory of the Earth is James Hutton’s foundational geological work that introduced the concept of deep geological time and laid the groundwork for modern geology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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person ⓘ |
| about |
changing interpretations of Earth history
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evolution of geological theories ⓘ scientific method in geology ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Hallam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
paradigm change in geology
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scientific debate and consensus-building in geology ⓘ |
| examines |
development of geological thought
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role of controversy in scientific progress ⓘ |
| field |
geology
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history of science ⓘ |
| focusesOn | major historical debates in geology ⓘ |
| genre |
geology
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history of science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | geologist ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Anthony Hallam ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general scientifically literate readers
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historians of science ⓘ students of geology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Great Geological Controversies ⓘ |
| occupation | geologist ⓘ |
| subject |
geological science
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history of geology ⓘ paradigm shifts in geology ⓘ scientific controversies ⓘ |
| type | scholarly work ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Anthony Hallam ⓘ |
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