Marlinspike Hall laboratory
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Marlinspike Hall laboratory is the well-equipped scientific workspace in Hergé’s Tintin series where Professor Cuthbert Calculus conducts his experiments and inventions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marlinspike Hall laboratory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7697052 — 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: Marlinspike Hall laboratory Context triple: [Professor Cuthbert Calculus, associatedWith, Marlinspike Hall laboratory]
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A.
Lewis Laboratory
Lewis Laboratory is a NASA research facility historically focused on aeronautics and rocket propulsion, now part of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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B.
Sloane Physics Laboratory
Sloane Physics Laboratory is a major academic building at Yale University that houses its physics department’s research and teaching facilities.
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C.
Mason Laboratory
Mason Laboratory is an academic building at Yale University that houses facilities for the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
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D.
Botany Hall
Botany Hall is a dedicated botanical exhibition space within the Carnegie Museum of Natural History that showcases plant diversity, ecology, and evolution.
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E.
Mirror Hall
Mirror Hall is an opulent, mirror-adorned ceremonial chamber within Tehran’s historic Golestan Palace, renowned for its intricate glasswork and lavish Qajar-era decoration.
- 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: Marlinspike Hall laboratory Target entity description: Marlinspike Hall laboratory is the well-equipped scientific workspace in Hergé’s Tintin series where Professor Cuthbert Calculus conducts his experiments and inventions.
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A.
Lewis Laboratory
Lewis Laboratory is a NASA research facility historically focused on aeronautics and rocket propulsion, now part of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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B.
Sloane Physics Laboratory
Sloane Physics Laboratory is a major academic building at Yale University that houses its physics department’s research and teaching facilities.
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C.
Mason Laboratory
Mason Laboratory is an academic building at Yale University that houses facilities for the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
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D.
Botany Hall
Botany Hall is a dedicated botanical exhibition space within the Carnegie Museum of Natural History that showcases plant diversity, ecology, and evolution.
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E.
Mirror Hall
Mirror Hall is an opulent, mirror-adorned ceremonial chamber within Tehran’s historic Golestan Palace, renowned for its intricate glasswork and lavish Qajar-era decoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional laboratory
ⓘ
location in comics ⓘ scientific laboratory ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | comic book ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | The Adventures of Tintin ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Destination Moon
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Explorers on the Moon ⓘ The Calculus Affair ⓘ The Red Sea Sharks ⓘ Tintin and the Picaros ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Captain Haddock
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Professor Cuthbert Calculus ⓘ Tintin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium ⓘ |
| creator |
Hergé
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linked to:
Georges Prosper Remi
|
| depictedInStyle | ligne claire ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationType | indoor facility ⓘ |
| firstAppearsWithCharacter | Professor Cuthbert Calculus ⓘ |
| genre |
European comics
ⓘ
adventure comics ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | official Tintin canon location ⓘ |
| hasEquipment |
experimental machinery
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laboratory glassware ⓘ measurement devices ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
advanced experimental devices
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complex control panels ⓘ storage cabinets for equipment ⓘ test benches ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
invention development
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scientific research ⓘ technological experimentation ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | The Adventures of Tintin ⓘ |
| medium | illustrated sequential art ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
setting for scientific experiments
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site of technological innovation ⓘ source of comic mishaps ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Captain Haddock ⓘ |
| partOf | Marlinspike Hall ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Professor Cuthbert Calculus ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Captain Haddock
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Professor Cuthbert Calculus ⓘ Tintin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
acoustics experiments
ⓘ
engineering prototypes ⓘ physics experiments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marlinspike Hall laboratory Description of subject: Marlinspike Hall laboratory is the well-equipped scientific workspace in Hergé’s Tintin series where Professor Cuthbert Calculus conducts his experiments and inventions.
Referenced by (1)
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