Annus Mirabilis
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"Annus Mirabilis" is a 1667 historical poem by John Dryden that reflects on the tumultuous events of 1666 in England, including the Great Fire of London and the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Annus Mirabilis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5699926 — 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: Annus Mirabilis Context triple: [John Dryden, notableWork, Annus Mirabilis]
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A.
Annus Mirabilis of 1759
The Annus Mirabilis of 1759 refers to a year during the Seven Years' War in which Britain achieved a series of major military and naval victories that significantly shifted the balance of power in its favor.
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B.
Einstein's annus mirabilis papers
Einstein's annus mirabilis papers are a set of groundbreaking 1905 scientific works by Albert Einstein that revolutionized physics by introducing special relativity, explaining the photoelectric effect, providing evidence for atoms, and reshaping concepts of space, time, and energy.
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C.
The Autobiography of an Idea
The Autobiography of an Idea is the memoir of pioneering American architect Louis Sullivan, reflecting on his life, work, and influential philosophy that "form follows function."
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Scientific Memoirs, Volume 3
Scientific Memoirs, Volume 3 is a 19th-century scientific periodical volume notable for publishing foundational works in mathematics and computing, including Ada Lovelace’s influential notes on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine.
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E.
De augmentis scientiarum
De augmentis scientiarum is a Latin philosophical work by Francis Bacon that systematically expands and refines his earlier ideas on the classification and advancement of human knowledge.
- 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: Annus Mirabilis Target entity description: "Annus Mirabilis" is a 1667 historical poem by John Dryden that reflects on the tumultuous events of 1666 in England, including the Great Fire of London and the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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A.
Annus Mirabilis of 1759
The Annus Mirabilis of 1759 refers to a year during the Seven Years' War in which Britain achieved a series of major military and naval victories that significantly shifted the balance of power in its favor.
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B.
Einstein's annus mirabilis papers
Einstein's annus mirabilis papers are a set of groundbreaking 1905 scientific works by Albert Einstein that revolutionized physics by introducing special relativity, explaining the photoelectric effect, providing evidence for atoms, and reshaping concepts of space, time, and energy.
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C.
The Autobiography of an Idea
The Autobiography of an Idea is the memoir of pioneering American architect Louis Sullivan, reflecting on his life, work, and influential philosophy that "form follows function."
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D.
Scientific Memoirs, Volume 3
Scientific Memoirs, Volume 3 is a 19th-century scientific periodical volume notable for publishing foundational works in mathematics and computing, including Ada Lovelace’s influential notes on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine.
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E.
De augmentis scientiarum
De augmentis scientiarum is a Latin philosophical work by Francis Bacon that systematically expands and refines his earlier ideas on the classification and advancement of human knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | James Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Great Fire of London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Plague of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | quarto ⓘ |
| focusesOn | English naval victories ⓘ |
| form | quatrains ⓘ |
| genre |
historical poetry
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | perceptions of the year 1666 in English cultural memory ⓘ |
| hasPart | preface by John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later English historical poetry ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
detailed account of the Great Fire of London
ⓘ
propagandistic portrayal of English naval power ⓘ |
| isPartOf | John Dryden bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | long poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 304 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1667 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| portrays |
Charles II of England
NERFINISHED
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James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Herringman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | abab ⓘ |
| settingPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1666 ⓘ |
| subject |
English history
ⓘ
Great Fire of London NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| theme |
disaster and renewal
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ national resilience ⓘ patriotism ⓘ war and heroism ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1666–1667 ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Year of Wonders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verseForm | decasyllabic lines ⓘ |
| writtenBy | John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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