The Diamond Lens
E1010717
The Diamond Lens is an 1858 speculative short story by Fitz-James O’Brien about a scientist who creates an extraordinarily powerful microscope and discovers a miniature world within a drop of water.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Diamond Lens canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12922387 — 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: The Diamond Lens Context triple: [Fitz-James O’Brien, notableWork, The Diamond Lens]
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A.
Echo the Diamond
Echo the Diamond is an album by American singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy, showcasing her sharp lyricism and guitar-driven indie rock sound.
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B.
The Diamond Arm
The Diamond Arm is a classic 1969 Soviet comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai, renowned for its slapstick humor, memorable catchphrases, and Yuri Nikulin’s iconic performance.
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C.
The Diamond
The Diamond is a famous sheer granite east face of Longs Peak in Colorado, renowned as a classic and challenging alpine rock climbing wall.
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D.
The Diamond
The Diamond is a minor league baseball stadium in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the longtime home of the city's professional baseball teams.
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E.
Into the Lens
Into the Lens is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, originally appearing on their 1980 album "Drama" and known for its complex structure and experimental sound.
- 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: The Diamond Lens Target entity description: The Diamond Lens is an 1858 speculative short story by Fitz-James O’Brien about a scientist who creates an extraordinarily powerful microscope and discovers a miniature world within a drop of water.
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A.
Echo the Diamond
Echo the Diamond is an album by American singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy, showcasing her sharp lyricism and guitar-driven indie rock sound.
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B.
The Diamond Arm
The Diamond Arm is a classic 1969 Soviet comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai, renowned for its slapstick humor, memorable catchphrases, and Yuri Nikulin’s iconic performance.
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C.
The Diamond
The Diamond is a minor league baseball stadium in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the longtime home of the city's professional baseball teams.
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D.
The Diamond
The Diamond is a famous sheer granite east face of Longs Peak in Colorado, renowned as a classic and challenging alpine rock climbing wall.
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E.
Into the Lens
Into the Lens is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, originally appearing on their 1980 album "Drama" and known for its complex structure and experimental sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
ⓘ
short story ⓘ speculative fiction work ⓘ |
| author | Fitz-James O’Brien ⓘ |
| centralDevice |
diamond lens
ⓘ
microscope ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalTechnology | perfect diamond lens ⓘ |
| genre |
fantastic literature
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Linn
ⓘ
Microscopic woman ⓘ |
| hasEnding | tragic ⓘ |
| hasFictionalWorld | microscopic aquatic civilization ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasImagery | microscopic world ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForInvention | desire to see deeper into nature ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
scientific curiosity
ⓘ
the dangers of obsession ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | microscopic science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American fantastic literature
ⓘ
early American science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
microscopist
ⓘ
scientist ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of science and the supernatural
ⓘ
early depiction of microscopic worlds in fiction ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| period | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| plotElement |
creation of an extraordinarily powerful microscope
ⓘ
discovery of a miniature world in a drop of water ⓘ |
| protagonist | Linn ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
ethical implications of scientific experimentation
ⓘ
isolation of the scientist ⓘ limits of perception ⓘ obsession with scientific discovery ⓘ |
| tone |
gothic
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| usesScienceConcept |
microscopy
ⓘ
optics ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Fitz-James O’Brien ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Diamond Lens Description of subject: The Diamond Lens is an 1858 speculative short story by Fitz-James O’Brien about a scientist who creates an extraordinarily powerful microscope and discovers a miniature world within a drop of water.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Michael O’Brien