Nature’s Numbers
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Nature’s Numbers is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores how mathematical patterns and principles underlie structures and phenomena in the natural world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nature's Numbers | 1 |
| Nature’s Numbers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6389509 — 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: Nature’s Numbers Context triple: [Ian Stewart, notableWork, Nature’s Numbers]
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A.
Kunstformen der Natur
Kunstformen der Natur is a famous illustrated book by Ernst Haeckel that presents highly detailed and artistic depictions of diverse organisms, blending scientific accuracy with aesthetic design.
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On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaximander, in which he is believed to have explored early cosmology, metaphysics, and the principles underlying the natural world.
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C.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaxagoras that outlined his cosmology, including the role of Mind (Nous) in ordering the universe.
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D.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the ancient Greek sophist Gorgias, known primarily through reports and fragments that present a radical skeptical argument about existence, knowledge, and communication.
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E.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical poem by Xenophanes of Colophon that critiqued traditional Greek religion and advanced early ideas about a single, rational god and the nature of reality.
- 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: Nature’s Numbers Target entity description: Nature’s Numbers is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores how mathematical patterns and principles underlie structures and phenomena in the natural world.
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A.
Kunstformen der Natur
Kunstformen der Natur is a famous illustrated book by Ernst Haeckel that presents highly detailed and artistic depictions of diverse organisms, blending scientific accuracy with aesthetic design.
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B.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaximander, in which he is believed to have explored early cosmology, metaphysics, and the principles underlying the natural world.
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C.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaxagoras that outlined his cosmology, including the role of Mind (Nous) in ordering the universe.
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D.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the ancient Greek sophist Gorgias, known primarily through reports and fragments that present a radical skeptical argument about existence, knowledge, and communication.
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E.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical poem by Xenophanes of Colophon that critiqued traditional Greek religion and advanced early ideas about a single, rational god and the nature of reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain mathematical ideas with minimal formalism
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show the ubiquity of mathematics in the natural world ⓘ |
| author | Ian Stewart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
fractals in natural phenomena
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how mathematical principles underlie natural structures ⓘ patterns in biological forms ⓘ patterns in physical systems ⓘ patterns of growth and form ⓘ the Fibonacci sequence in natural forms ⓘ the role of chaos and complexity in nature ⓘ the role of symmetry in nature ⓘ |
| genre |
popular mathematics
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science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
applied mathematics
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mathematical biology ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
mathematical patterns
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mathematics in nature ⓘ natural phenomena ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible explanations of complex mathematical ideas
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linking abstract mathematics to everyday natural phenomena ⓘ |
| publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Does God Play Dice?
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linked to:
essay "Does God Play Dice?"
Life’s Other Secret ⓘ The Magical Maze ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in mathematics ⓘ readers interested in science ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | mathematician ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Nature’s Numbers Description of subject: Nature’s Numbers is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores how mathematical patterns and principles underlie structures and phenomena in the natural world.
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linked to: Nature’s Numbers