The Book of Days
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The Book of Days is a 19th-century reference work by Robert Chambers that compiles curious facts, anecdotes, and historical events arranged according to the calendar.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Book of Days canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9799628 — 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: The Book of Days Context triple: [Robert Chambers (Scottish author), notableWork, The Book of Days]
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A.
Book of Days
"Book of Days" is a popular New Age song by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal vocals and cinematic, Celtic-inspired sound.
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B.
The Light of Other Days
The Light of Other Days is a science fiction novel that explores the social and ethical consequences of a technology that allows people to see anywhere in space and time, co-written by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke.
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C.
Ladies Almanack
Ladies Almanack is a 1928 modernist, satirical novel by Djuna Barnes that portrays a thinly veiled, lesbian-centered literary circle in Paris through an ornate, mock-Elizabethan style.
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D.
The Circle of Days
The Circle of Days is a contemplative children's picture book by Reeve Lindbergh that celebrates the natural world and the cycle of life, inspired by the traditional Canticle of the Sun.
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E.
Book of Seasons
Book of Seasons is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to Sabbaths, festivals, and the yearly religious calendar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Days Target entity description: The Book of Days is a 19th-century reference work by Robert Chambers that compiles curious facts, anecdotes, and historical events arranged according to the calendar.
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A.
Book of Days
"Book of Days" is a popular New Age song by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal vocals and cinematic, Celtic-inspired sound.
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B.
The Light of Other Days
The Light of Other Days is a science fiction novel that explores the social and ethical consequences of a technology that allows people to see anywhere in space and time, co-written by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke.
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C.
Ladies Almanack
Ladies Almanack is a 1928 modernist, satirical novel by Djuna Barnes that portrays a thinly veiled, lesbian-centered literary circle in Paris through an ornate, mock-Elizabethan style.
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D.
The Circle of Days
The Circle of Days is a contemplative children's picture book by Reeve Lindbergh that celebrates the natural world and the cycle of life, inspired by the traditional Canticle of the Sun.
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E.
Book of Seasons
Book of Seasons is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to Sabbaths, festivals, and the yearly religious calendar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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reference work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chambers’s Encyclopaedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler | Robert Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
calendar customs
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miscellany ⓘ reference ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | public domain scans available online ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I of The Book of Days
NERFINISHED
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Volume II of The Book of Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReprint | later 19th-century editions ⓘ |
| influenced | later popular reference works on curiosities and calendar lore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compilation of curious facts and anecdotes
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organization by calendar date ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| publicationDate | 1863 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. & R. Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | arranged according to the days of the year ⓘ |
| subject |
biographical anecdotes
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calendar ⓘ folklore ⓘ historical events ⓘ popular antiquities ⓘ |
| subtitle | A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | various historical periods ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Book of Days Description of subject: The Book of Days is a 19th-century reference work by Robert Chambers that compiles curious facts, anecdotes, and historical events arranged according to the calendar.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Robert Chambers (Scottish author)