Mission of Gravity
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Mission of Gravity is a classic hard science fiction novel by Hal Clement, renowned for its detailed depiction of an extreme high-gravity world and the alien life adapted to it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mission of Gravity canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9548668 — 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: Mission of Gravity Context triple: [Hal Clement, notableWork, Mission of Gravity]
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A.
Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky is a 2015 British thriller film that explores the moral and legal complexities of modern drone warfare and targeted killings.
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B.
Ad Astra
Ad Astra is a 2019 science fiction film starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut on a psychological and physical journey through space to uncover the truth about his missing father.
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C.
Ad Astra
Ad Astra is a symbolist painting by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela, known for its mystical, celestial imagery and exploration of spiritual themes.
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D.
Elysium
Elysium is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Neill Blomkamp, set in a dystopian future where a wealthy elite live on a luxurious space habitat while the rest of humanity struggles on an overpopulated, ruined Earth.
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E.
Elysium
Elysium is the blissful afterlife realm in ancient Greek belief where especially virtuous or heroic souls enjoyed eternal happiness.
- 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: Mission of Gravity Target entity description: Mission of Gravity is a classic hard science fiction novel by Hal Clement, renowned for its detailed depiction of an extreme high-gravity world and the alien life adapted to it.
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A.
Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky is a 2015 British thriller film that explores the moral and legal complexities of modern drone warfare and targeted killings.
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B.
Ad Astra
Ad Astra is a symbolist painting by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela, known for its mystical, celestial imagery and exploration of spiritual themes.
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C.
Ad Astra
Ad Astra is a 2019 science fiction film starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut on a psychological and physical journey through space to uncover the truth about his missing father.
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D.
Elysium
Elysium is the blissful afterlife realm in ancient Greek belief where especially virtuous or heroic souls enjoyed eternal happiness.
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E.
Elysium
Elysium is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Neill Blomkamp, set in a dystopian future where a wealthy elite live on a luxurious space habitat while the rest of humanity struggles on an overpopulated, ruined Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mission of Gravity (Mesklin novel) ⓘ |
| author | Hal Clement ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cooperation between humans and aliens
ⓘ
exploration of extreme planetary environments ⓘ limitations imposed by physical laws ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist |
Richard M. Powers
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Powers
|
| criticalReception | considered a classic of hard science fiction ⓘ |
| depicts |
alien life adapted to high gravity
ⓘ
rapidly varying surface gravity due to planet’s rotation ⓘ |
| features | human scientific expedition to Mesklin ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| firstSerialPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalPlanet | Mesklin ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover book
ⓘ
magazine serial ⓘ paperback book ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later hard science fiction authors ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Star Light ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
adaptation to extreme environments
ⓘ
inter-species communication ⓘ physics of high gravity worlds ⓘ |
| inUniverseSpecies | Mesklinites ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedAs | book ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Barlennan ⓘ |
| mainCharacterSpecies | Mesklinite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of an extreme high-gravity world
ⓘ
scientifically rigorous worldbuilding ⓘ |
| originalAudience | readers of Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| originalMedium | magazine serial ⓘ |
| pageCountFirstEdition | 224 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Mesklin stories ⓘ |
| plotElement | recovery of a lost human probe on Mesklin ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| scienceBasis |
Newtonian mechanics
ⓘ
planetary physics ⓘ |
| setting | Mesklin ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWriting | early 1950s ⓘ |
| workBy | Hal Clement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Mission of Gravity Description of subject: Mission of Gravity is a classic hard science fiction novel by Hal Clement, renowned for its detailed depiction of an extreme high-gravity world and the alien life adapted to it.
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