The Origin and Fate of the Universe
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The Origin and Fate of the Universe is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book A Brief History of Time that explores cosmological models for how the universe began, evolves, and might ultimately end.
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| The Origin and Fate of the Universe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1827247 — 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 Origin and Fate of the Universe Context triple: [A Brief History of Time, hasChapter, The Origin and Fate of the Universe]
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The Expanding Universe
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
"Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution" is a popular science book that traces the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and human consciousness, co-authored by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Essai de cosmologie
Essai de cosmologie is an 18th-century philosophical and scientific treatise by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that explores the structure and origins of the universe within the framework of early Enlightenment cosmology.
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D.
The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
"The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar" is a popular science book that traces the historical development of humanity’s understanding of the cosmos, from ancient cosmological models to modern astrophysics.
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E.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
- 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 Origin and Fate of the Universe Target entity description: The Origin and Fate of the Universe is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book A Brief History of Time that explores cosmological models for how the universe began, evolves, and might ultimately end.
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A.
The Expanding Universe
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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B.
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
"Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution" is a popular science book that traces the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and human consciousness, co-authored by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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C.
Essai de cosmologie
Essai de cosmologie is an 18th-century philosophical and scientific treatise by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that explores the structure and origins of the universe within the framework of early Enlightenment cosmology.
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D.
The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
"The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar" is a popular science book that traces the historical development of humanity’s understanding of the cosmos, from ancient cosmological models to modern astrophysics.
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E.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book chapter
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non-fiction chapter ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make modern cosmology accessible to general readers ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
observational evidence for cosmic expansion
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possible long-term scenarios for the universe ⓘ role of gravity in cosmic evolution ⓘ |
| explains |
how the universe evolves over time
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how the universe may have begun ⓘ how the universe might end ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cosmology
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physics ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | The Origin and Fate of the Universe ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of A Brief History of Time ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Big Bang theory
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linked to:
Big Bang
Big Crunch ⓘ
linked to:
Big Crunch scenario
arrow of time (cosmological context) ⓘ closed universe ⓘ cosmic expansion ⓘ cosmological constant ⓘ cosmological models ⓘ cosmological singularity ⓘ cosmology ⓘ critical density of the universe ⓘ dark matter (as gravitational effect) ⓘ expanding universe models ⓘ fate of the universe ⓘ general relativity in cosmology ⓘ open universe ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ possible end states of the universe ⓘ thermodynamics of the universe ⓘ |
| partOf | A Brief History of Time ⓘ |
| publicationType | chapter in a popular science book ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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non-specialist readers ⓘ |
| workOf | Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
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