Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
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Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences is an early 18th-century English encyclopedia by Ephraim Chambers that became a foundational work of Enlightenment scholarship and a model for later encyclopedic projects.
All labels observed (2)
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| Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences canonical | 2 |
| Chambers's Cyclopaedia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269873 — 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: Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences Context triple: [Enlightenment encyclopedism, hasKeyWork, Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences]
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Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts
Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts is an influential early 19th-century work by polymath Thomas Young that systematically presents his experimental and theoretical contributions to physics, particularly in optics and mechanics.
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C.
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life is an influential late-18th-century medical and biological treatise by Erasmus Darwin that proposed early ideas about evolution, physiology, and the organization of living beings.
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Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences is an influential 1750 philosophical essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues the progress of arts and sciences has corrupted human morality rather than improved it.
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E.
Micrographia
Micrographia is a landmark 1665 scientific work by Robert Hooke that presents detailed microscopic observations and illustrations, including the first use of the term "cell" in biology.
- 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: Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences Target entity description: Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences is an early 18th-century English encyclopedia by Ephraim Chambers that became a foundational work of Enlightenment scholarship and a model for later encyclopedic projects.
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A.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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B.
Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts
Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts is an influential early 19th-century work by polymath Thomas Young that systematically presents his experimental and theoretical contributions to physics, particularly in optics and mechanics.
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C.
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life is an influential late-18th-century medical and biological treatise by Erasmus Darwin that proposed early ideas about evolution, physiology, and the organization of living beings.
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D.
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences is an influential 1750 philosophical essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues the progress of arts and sciences has corrupted human morality rather than improved it.
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E.
Micrographia
Micrographia is a landmark 1665 scientific work by Robert Hooke that presents detailed microscopic observations and illustrations, including the first use of the term "cell" in biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
encyclopedia
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reference work ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a universal dictionary of arts and sciences ⓘ |
| author | Ephraim Chambers ⓘ |
| bibliographicForm | folio ⓘ |
| circulationRegion |
Great Britain
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continental Europe (via translations and adaptations) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| era | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1728 ⓘ |
| genre | encyclopedia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Chambers's Cyclopaedia ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Ephraim Chambers ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
later expanded editions
ⓘ
second edition ⓘ |
| hasFormatFeature |
articles of varying length
ⓘ
technical and scholarly entries ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in the development of reference publishing
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model for later encyclopedias ⓘ |
| influenced |
Encyclopédie
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French encyclopedists ⓘ later encyclopedic projects ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier dictionaries and lexicons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a foundational work of Enlightenment scholarship
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extensive use of cross-references ⓘ systematic organization of knowledge ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| periodCovered | contemporary early 18th-century knowledge ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1728-12-?? ⓘ |
| publisher |
James and John Knapton
ⓘ
John Darby ⓘ others (London booksellers) ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Republic of Letters ⓘ |
| structure | alphabetically arranged articles ⓘ |
| subject |
arts
ⓘ
sciences ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
learned readers
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practitioners of arts and sciences ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| usesMethod | cross-referenced articles ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences Description of subject: Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences is an early 18th-century English encyclopedia by Ephraim Chambers that became a foundational work of Enlightenment scholarship and a model for later encyclopedic projects.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Enlightenment encyclopedism
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Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
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Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
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Chambers's Cyclopaedia
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linked to: Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences