Just Six Numbers
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Just Six Numbers is a popular science book by cosmologist Martin Rees that explains how six fundamental physical constants shape the structure and evolution of the universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Just Six Numbers canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8396923 — 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: Just Six Numbers Context triple: [Martin Rees, hasWritten, Just Six Numbers]
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A.
Ones and Sixes
Ones and Sixes is a 2015 studio album by the American indie rock band Low, noted for its sparse arrangements, atmospheric production, and introspective songwriting.
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B.
The Primes
The Primes were an early Detroit vocal group that served as a precursor to The Temptations, featuring future Motown stars including Eddie Kendricks.
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C.
On Numbers
"On Numbers" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Neopythagorean thinker Numenius of Apamea, likely exploring the metaphysical and symbolic significance of numbers.
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D.
The Cold Six Thousand
The Cold Six Thousand is a hard-boiled historical crime novel by James Ellroy that continues his American Underworld Trilogy, exploring the violent political and criminal undercurrents of 1960s America.
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E.
The Eleven
The Eleven is the nickname of Indy Eleven, a professional soccer club based in Indianapolis that competes in the USL Championship.
- 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: Just Six Numbers Target entity description: Just Six Numbers is a popular science book by cosmologist Martin Rees that explains how six fundamental physical constants shape the structure and evolution of the universe.
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A.
Ones and Sixes
Ones and Sixes is a 2015 studio album by the American indie rock band Low, noted for its sparse arrangements, atmospheric production, and introspective songwriting.
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B.
The Primes
The Primes were an early Detroit vocal group that served as a precursor to The Temptations, featuring future Motown stars including Eddie Kendricks.
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C.
On Numbers
"On Numbers" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Neopythagorean thinker Numenius of Apamea, likely exploring the metaphysical and symbolic significance of numbers.
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D.
The Cold Six Thousand
The Cold Six Thousand is a hard-boiled historical crime novel by James Ellroy that continues his American Underworld Trilogy, exploring the violent political and criminal undercurrents of 1960s America.
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E.
The Eleven
The Eleven is the nickname of Indy Eleven, a professional soccer club based in Indianapolis that competes in the USL Championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| author |
Martin J. Rees
ⓘ
linked to:
Martin Rees
Martin Rees ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation |
University of Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| constantDiscussed |
D (number of spatial dimensions)
ⓘ
Epsilon (ε, strength of the force binding atomic nuclei) ⓘ Lambda (Λ, cosmological constant or dark energy density) ⓘ
linked to:
dark energy
N (ratio of the strength of gravity to that of electromagnetism) ⓘ Omega (Ω, density parameter of the universe) ⓘ Q (amplitude of primordial density fluctuations) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
anthropic considerations in cosmology
ⓘ
relationship between cosmology and fundamental physics ⓘ sensitivity of cosmic structure to physical constants ⓘ |
| explains |
how six fundamental physical constants shape the evolution of the universe
ⓘ
how six fundamental physical constants shape the structure of the universe ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 523.1 ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
0-297-84297-8
ⓘ
0-465-01710-8 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKeyConstantsDiscussed | 6 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 41368276 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 192 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmology
ⓘ
fundamental physical constants ⓘ universe ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Basic Books
ⓘ
Weidenfeld & Nicolson ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
ⓘ
non-specialist readers ⓘ |
| title | Just Six Numbers ⓘ |
| topic |
Big Bang cosmology
ⓘ
cosmic evolution ⓘ fine-tuning of the universe ⓘ fundamental physics ⓘ structure formation in the universe ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | cosmologist ⓘ |
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