The Voyage of the Beagle

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book non-fiction book travel narrative

The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin’s travel narrative detailing his observations during the HMS Beagle expedition, which significantly influenced the development of his theory of evolution.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
The Voyage of the Beagle canonical	2
Voyage of the Beagle	2
"The Voyage of the Beagle" by Charles Darwin	1
Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle	1
Darwin's book "The Voyage of the Beagle"	1
Journal of Researches	1
Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle	1
Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World	1
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle	1
Volume 29: Voyage of the Beagle (Selections)	1
second voyage of HMS Beagle	1
voyage of HMS Beagle	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16045 — 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 Voyage of the Beagle
Context triple: [Charles Darwin, notableWork, The Voyage of the Beagle]

A. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
B. Waverley
Waverley is a commuter rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA’s Fitchburg Line.
C. The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
D. The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
E. The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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 Voyage of the Beagle
Target entity description: The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin’s travel narrative detailing his observations during the HMS Beagle expedition, which significantly influenced the development of his theory of evolution.

A. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
B. Waverley
Waverley is a commuter rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA’s Fitchburg Line.
C. The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
D. The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
E. The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ
alternativeTitle	Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle ⓘ linked to: The Voyage of the Beagle Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World ⓘ linked to: The Voyage of the Beagle
author	Charles Darwin ⓘ
basedOn	second voyage of HMS Beagle ⓘ linked to: The Voyage of the Beagle
containsObservationOf	Andes geology ⓘ Galápagos finches ⓘ South American fossils ⓘ coral reefs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
describesEvent	HMS Beagle second survey expedition ⓘ
firstEditionYear	1839 ⓘ
followedBy	On the Origin of Species ⓘ
genre	scientific literature ⓘ travel literature ⓘ
hasIllustrationType	engravings ⓘ maps ⓘ
hasPart	ethnographic descriptions ⓘ geological observations ⓘ zoological observations ⓘ
influenced	On the Origin of Species ⓘ development of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	detailed field observations ⓘ early evidence supporting evolutionary ideas ⓘ popularizing Darwin’s scientific work ⓘ
originalTitle	Journal of Researches ⓘ linked to: The Voyage of the Beagle
publicationYear	1839 ⓘ
publisher	Henry Colburn ⓘ
setting	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Australia ⓘ Galápagos Islands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ South America ⓘ
shipDescribed	HMS Beagle ⓘ linked to: HMS Beagle second survey expedition
structure	first-person narrative ⓘ
subject	evolution ⓘ geography ⓘ geology ⓘ natural history ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	1830s ⓘ
voyageEndYearDescribed	1836 ⓘ
voyageStartYearDescribed	1831 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited