Across the Sea of Suns
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Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Across the Sea of Suns canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1835532 — 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: Across the Sea of Suns Context triple: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, Across the Sea of Suns]
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A.
In the Ocean of Night
"In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
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B.
Tables of the Sun
Tables of the Sun is an astronomical reference work by Simon Newcomb that provides highly accurate solar ephemerides used for celestial navigation and scientific calculations.
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C.
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war drama film starring Sterling Hayden as a determined naval officer coping with the loss of his leg during World War II.
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D.
Tongue of the Ocean
Tongue of the Ocean is a deep, U-shaped submarine trench in the Bahamas known for its steep walls, great depth, and use as a site for underwater acoustic research.
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E.
People of the Sun
"People of the Sun" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine that addresses the struggles and resistance of indigenous peoples, particularly in Mexico.
- 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: Across the Sea of Suns Target entity description: Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
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A.
In the Ocean of Night
"In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
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B.
Tables of the Sun
Tables of the Sun is an astronomical reference work by Simon Newcomb that provides highly accurate solar ephemerides used for celestial navigation and scientific calculations.
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C.
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war drama film starring Sterling Hayden as a determined naval officer coping with the loss of his leg during World War II.
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D.
Tongue of the Ocean
Tongue of the Ocean is a deep, U-shaped submarine trench in the Bahamas known for its steep walls, great depth, and use as a site for underwater acoustic research.
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E.
People of the Sun
"People of the Sun" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine that addresses the struggles and resistance of indigenous peoples, particularly in Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hard science fiction novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Gregory Benford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | Great Sky River ⓘ |
| follows | In the Ocean of Night ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlienCivilizations | multiple mysterious extraterrestrial species ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeries |
Galactic Center Saga
ⓘ
linked to:
Galactic Center series
|
| mainCharacter | Nigel Walmsley ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
encounters with alien civilizations
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humanity’s first deep-space expedition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of hostile machine intelligences
ⓘ
detailed scientific extrapolation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Galactic Center series continuity
ⓘ
linked to:
Galactic Center series
|
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
future
ⓘ
interstellar space ⓘ |
| theme |
astroengineering and megastructures
ⓘ
contact with extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ cosmic-scale conflict ⓘ limits of human understanding ⓘ survival of technological civilizations ⓘ |
| uses |
plausible space travel technology
ⓘ
realistic astrophysics ⓘ |
| workType | novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Across the Sea of Suns Description of subject: Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
Referenced by (6)
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