The Life and Death of Planet Earth
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The Life and Death of Planet Earth is a popular science book that explores the long-term past and future evolution of Earth and its biosphere, co-authored by astrobiologist Donald Brownlee and paleontologist Peter Ward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Life and Death of Planet Earth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7271901 — 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: The Life and Death of Planet Earth Context triple: [Donald Brownlee, notableWork, The Life and Death of Planet Earth]
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A.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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B.
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
"Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth" is James Lovelock’s influential book that introduces the Gaia hypothesis, proposing that Earth functions as a self-regulating, living system.
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C.
A Perfect Planet
A Perfect Planet is a nature documentary series that explores how Earth's natural forces shape and sustain life across the globe.
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D.
Planet Earth: The Future
Planet Earth: The Future is a documentary series that explores the environmental and conservation issues behind the making of the original Planet Earth, focusing on the real-world challenges facing the natural world.
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E.
Figures of Earth
Figures of Earth is a 1921 fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell that follows the ironic, picaresque rise of the peasant Manuel to power in the mythical land of Poictesme.
- 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: The Life and Death of Planet Earth Target entity description: The Life and Death of Planet Earth is a popular science book that explores the long-term past and future evolution of Earth and its biosphere, co-authored by astrobiologist Donald Brownlee and paleontologist Peter Ward.
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A.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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B.
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
"Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth" is James Lovelock’s influential book that introduces the Gaia hypothesis, proposing that Earth functions as a self-regulating, living system.
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C.
A Perfect Planet
A Perfect Planet is a nature documentary series that explores how Earth's natural forces shape and sustain life across the globe.
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D.
Planet Earth: The Future
Planet Earth: The Future is a documentary series that explores the environmental and conservation issues behind the making of the original Planet Earth, focusing on the real-world challenges facing the natural world.
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E.
Figures of Earth
Figures of Earth is a 1921 fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell that follows the ironic, picaresque rise of the peasant Manuel to power in the mythical land of Poictesme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| author |
Donald Brownlee
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Peter Ward ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Donald Brownlee
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Peter Ward ⓘ |
| coAuthorField |
Donald Brownlee – astrobiology
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Peter Ward – paleontology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discusses |
climate change over geological time
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end of complex life on Earth ⓘ future mass extinction scenarios ⓘ loss of oceans in Earth’s far future ⓘ mass extinctions ⓘ plate tectonics and continental drift ⓘ runaway greenhouse effect ⓘ |
| explores |
effects of solar evolution on Earth
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future extinction of life on Earth ⓘ geological timescales ⓘ habitability of Earth over time ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
evolution of Earth
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evolution of the biosphere ⓘ long-term future of Earth ⓘ long-term past of Earth ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasContributorOccupation |
astrobiologist
ⓘ
paleontologist ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| relatedWorkField |
Earth science literature
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astrobiology literature ⓘ paleontology literature ⓘ |
| subject |
Earth
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astrobiology ⓘ biosphere ⓘ paleontology ⓘ planetary evolution ⓘ |
| timeScaleDiscussed | billions of years ⓘ |
| topic | origin and fate of life on Earth ⓘ |
| writingStyle | accessible scientific explanation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Life and Death of Planet Earth Description of subject: The Life and Death of Planet Earth is a popular science book that explores the long-term past and future evolution of Earth and its biosphere, co-authored by astrobiologist Donald Brownlee and paleontologist Peter Ward.
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