Propædia
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Propædia is the outline volume of the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica, designed to present a systematic overview of human knowledge and guide readers through the encyclopedia’s contents.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Propaedia | 2 |
| Macropædia | 1 |
| Propædia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1580607 — 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: Propædia Context triple: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15thEditionFeature, Propædia]
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A.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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B.
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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C.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
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D.
Cassell
Cassell is a British publishing company known for producing a wide range of books, including notable historical works and reference titles.
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E.
Onomasticon
Onomasticon is an early fourth-century geographical and biblical reference work by Eusebius of Caesarea that catalogs and explains place names mentioned in the Bible.
- 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: Propædia Target entity description: Propædia is the outline volume of the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica, designed to present a systematic overview of human knowledge and guide readers through the encyclopedia’s contents.
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A.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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B.
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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C.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
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D.
Cassell
Cassell is a British publishing company known for producing a wide range of books, including notable historical works and reference titles.
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E.
Onomasticon
Onomasticon is an early fourth-century geographical and biblical reference work by Eusebius of Caesarea that catalogs and explains place names mentioned in the Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outline volume
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reference work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide a comprehensive map of human knowledge ⓘ |
| conceptualDesigner |
Mortimer J. Adler
ⓘ
linked to:
Mortimer Adler
|
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedAs | reader’s guide to the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ |
| editionOf | Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ |
| editor |
Mortimer J. Adler
ⓘ
linked to:
Mortimer Adler
Philip W. Goetz ⓘ William Gorman ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1974 ⓘ |
| format | single volume ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Outline of Knowledge
ⓘ
lists of articles ⓘ thematic guides ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cross-references to encyclopedia articles
ⓘ
hierarchical classification of topics ⓘ structured reading paths ⓘ |
| hasRole |
guide to the encyclopedia’s contents
ⓘ
systematic outline of human knowledge ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Outline of History
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Outline of Religion ⓘ Outline of Technology ⓘ Outline of the Arts ⓘ Outline of the Humanities ⓘ Outline of the Natural Sciences ⓘ Outline of the Social Sciences ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Great Books of the Western World project
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linked to:
Great Books of the Western World series
Syntopicon ⓘ |
| introducedInEdition | 15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOf |
15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica
ⓘ
linked to:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
|
| publisher |
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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linked to:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Group
|
| purpose |
to help readers navigate the Micropædia and Macropædia
ⓘ
to present a topical organization of knowledge ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Macropædia
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linked to:
Propædia
Micropædia ⓘ
linked to:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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| scriptVariant |
Propaedia
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linked to:
Propædia
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| subjectArea | general knowledge ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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researchers ⓘ students ⓘ |
| titleVariant |
Propaedia
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linked to:
Propædia
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| usedIn |
15th edition first version (1974) of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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15th edition revised version (1985) of Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ |
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Subject: Propædia Description of subject: Propædia is the outline volume of the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica, designed to present a systematic overview of human knowledge and guide readers through the encyclopedia’s contents.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Propædia
linked to: Propædia