Galactic Patrol
E576340
Galactic Patrol is a classic 1937 space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that follows an interstellar police force battling cosmic threats in the Lensman series.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galactic Patrol canonical | 25 |
| Galactic Patrol (fictional organization) | 2 |
| Galactic Patrol (comic strip) | 1 |
| Galactic Patrol (organization in Lensman series) | 1 |
| Galactic Patrol command | 1 |
| Galactic Patrol universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6202340 — 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: Galactic Patrol Context triple: [Edward E. Smith, notableWork, Galactic Patrol]
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A.
Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy is a 1957 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that follows a boy sold into slavery who becomes embroiled in interstellar politics and the fight against galactic slave trading.
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B.
Galaxie
"Galaxie" is an alternative rock song by Blind Melon, known for its introspective lyrics and inclusion on their 1995 album "Soup."
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C.
The Mystery Squadron
The Mystery Squadron is a 1930s American aviation-themed movie serial featuring aerial stunts, mystery, and action.
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D.
The Tin Star
The Tin Star is a 1947 short story by John W. Cunningham that provided the narrative basis for the classic Western film "High Noon."
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E.
The Star Flyer
The Star Flyer is a tall swing ride attraction at Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens that lifts riders high into the air for panoramic views of the city.
- 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: Galactic Patrol Target entity description: Galactic Patrol is a classic 1937 space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that follows an interstellar police force battling cosmic threats in the Lensman series.
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A.
Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy is a 1957 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that follows a boy sold into slavery who becomes embroiled in interstellar politics and the fight against galactic slave trading.
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B.
Galaxie
"Galaxie" is an alternative rock song by Blind Melon, known for its introspective lyrics and inclusion on their 1995 album "Soup."
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C.
The Mystery Squadron
The Mystery Squadron is a 1930s American aviation-themed movie serial featuring aerial stunts, mystery, and action.
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D.
The Tin Star
The Tin Star is a 1947 short story by John W. Cunningham that provided the narrative basis for the classic Western film "High Noon."
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E.
The Star Flyer
The Star Flyer is a tall swing ride attraction at Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens that lifts riders high into the air for panoramic views of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction novel
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ work in the Lensman series ⓘ |
| antagonistType |
cosmic-scale villains
ⓘ
galactic criminals ⓘ |
| author |
E. E. "Doc" Smith
ⓘ
Edward Elmer Smith ⓘ |
| conflictType | cosmic threats ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresConcept | Lens ⓘ |
| featuresElement | telepathy via Lens ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
Lensmen
ⓘ
linked to:
Lensman series
|
| featuresTechnology |
advanced space battleships
ⓘ
faster-than-light travel ⓘ |
| fictionalOrganizationType | interstellar police force ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Lensman universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Lensman series
|
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| follows | First Lensman ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
book edition
ⓘ
magazine serial ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later space opera works ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
galactic-scale warfare
ⓘ
good versus evil ⓘ law enforcement in space ⓘ |
| isPartOfFranchise |
Lensman
ⓘ
linked to:
Lensman series
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kimball Kinnison ⓘ |
| mainOrganization |
Galactic Patrol (fictional organization)
ⓘ
linked to:
Galactic Patrol
|
| narrativeScope | interstellar ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Clarissa MacDougall ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential space opera tropes ⓘ |
| originalMedium | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| originalPublisher |
Astounding Stories
ⓘ
linked to:
Astounding Stories of Super-Science
|
| partOf | Lensman series ⓘ |
| precedes | Gray Lensman ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation |
Galactic Patrol (fictional organization)
ⓘ
linked to:
Galactic Patrol
|
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| series | Lensman series ⓘ |
| setting |
Milky Way galaxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Milky Way
|
| targetAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
young adult readers ⓘ |
| workChronologyInSeries | third published Lensman novel ⓘ |
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: Galactic Patrol Description of subject: Galactic Patrol is a classic 1937 space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that follows an interstellar police force battling cosmic threats in the Lensman series.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Galactic Patrol
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subject linked to:
Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film)
subject linked to:
Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film)
linked to: Galactic Patrol
subject linked to:
Doc