W. Strahan and T. Cadell
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W. Strahan and T. Cadell were prominent 18th-century London publishers known for issuing major works of the Enlightenment, including Adam Smith’s "The Wealth of Nations."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| W. Strahan and T. Cadell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T235818 — 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: W. Strahan and T. Cadell Context triple: [The Wealth of Nations, publisher, W. Strahan and T. Cadell]
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A.
William Collins, Sons
William Collins, Sons was a prominent Scottish publishing company known for its books, educational materials, and later integration into HarperCollins.
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B.
John Baskerville
John Baskerville was an 18th-century English printer and typographer renowned for his high-quality book production and the influential Baskerville typeface.
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C.
Houlston and Wright
Houlston and Wright was a 19th-century British publishing firm known for producing popular household and reference works.
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D.
Henry Colburn
Henry Colburn was a prominent 19th-century British publisher known for issuing influential works of literature, travel, and science, including early publications by Charles Darwin.
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E.
Robert Estienne
Robert Estienne was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and major contributions to typography and lexicography.
- 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: W. Strahan and T. Cadell Target entity description: W. Strahan and T. Cadell were prominent 18th-century London publishers known for issuing major works of the Enlightenment, including Adam Smith’s "The Wealth of Nations."
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A.
William Collins, Sons
William Collins, Sons was a prominent Scottish publishing company known for its books, educational materials, and later integration into HarperCollins.
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B.
John Baskerville
John Baskerville was an 18th-century English printer and typographer renowned for his high-quality book production and the influential Baskerville typeface.
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C.
Houlston and Wright
Houlston and Wright was a 19th-century British publishing firm known for producing popular household and reference works.
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D.
Henry Colburn
Henry Colburn was a prominent 19th-century British publisher known for issuing influential works of literature, travel, and science, including early publications by Charles Darwin.
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E.
Robert Estienne
Robert Estienne was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and major contributions to typography and lexicography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book publisher
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publishing firm ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| basedInCity |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| businessPartner |
Thomas Cadell the elder
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William Strahan ⓘ |
| centuryOfOperation | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasReputation | prominent London publishers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Enlightenment
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linked to:
Age of Enlightenment
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| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| location |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| notableFor |
publishing Adam Smith’s "The Wealth of Nations"
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publishing Enlightenment works ⓘ |
| operatedIn | book trade ⓘ |
| publishedAuthor | Adam Smith ⓘ |
| publishedGenre |
Enlightenment literature
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economic treatises ⓘ philosophical works ⓘ |
| publishedWork |
"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations"
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linked to:
The Wealth of Nations
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| regionServed |
Europe
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Great Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: W. Strahan and T. Cadell Description of subject: W. Strahan and T. Cadell were prominent 18th-century London publishers known for issuing major works of the Enlightenment, including Adam Smith’s "The Wealth of Nations."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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publisherOfFirstEdition
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W. Strahan and T. Cadell
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