The Universe in Your Hand
E754494
The Universe in Your Hand is a popular science book by physicist Christophe Galfard that guides readers through modern cosmology and theoretical physics in an accessible, narrative style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Universe in Your Hand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8742676 — 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 Universe in Your Hand Context triple: [Christophe Galfard, notableWork, The Universe in Your Hand]
-
A.
The Secret of the Universe
The Secret of the Universe is the English title of Johannes Kepler’s 1596 work in which he proposed an early heliocentric model of the cosmos using nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
-
B.
Our Time in the Universe
"Our Time in the Universe" is a track by the progressive rock/metal project Higher Truth, likely featuring expansive, atmospheric instrumentation and reflective, philosophical themes.
-
C.
The Universe in a Single Atom
The Universe in a Single Atom is a book by the 14th Dalai Lama that explores the relationship and potential harmony between modern science and Buddhist philosophy.
-
D.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
-
E.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
- 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 Universe in Your Hand Target entity description: The Universe in Your Hand is a popular science book by physicist Christophe Galfard that guides readers through modern cosmology and theoretical physics in an accessible, narrative style.
-
A.
The Secret of the Universe
The Secret of the Universe is the English title of Johannes Kepler’s 1596 work in which he proposed an early heliocentric model of the cosmos using nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
-
B.
Our Time in the Universe
"Our Time in the Universe" is a track by the progressive rock/metal project Higher Truth, likely featuring expansive, atmospheric instrumentation and reflective, philosophical themes.
-
C.
The Universe in a Single Atom
The Universe in a Single Atom is a book by the 14th Dalai Lama that explores the relationship and potential harmony between modern science and Buddhist philosophy.
-
D.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
-
E.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain modern cosmology in simple terms
ⓘ
to make theoretical physics accessible ⓘ |
| author | Christophe Galfard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
cosmic inflation
ⓘ
cosmic microwave background ⓘ dark energy ⓘ dark matter ⓘ event horizon ⓘ gravitational waves ⓘ quantum fluctuations ⓘ space-time curvature ⓘ uncertainty principle ⓘ wave-particle duality ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
popular science ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasReception |
praised for clarity of explanations
ⓘ
well received by general audiences ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
non-specialists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person guided tour of the universe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing complex physics concepts
ⓘ
using imaginative journeys through space and time ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Brief History of Time
ⓘ
Cosmos ⓘ |
| subject |
Big Bang
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ black holes ⓘ cosmology ⓘ general relativity ⓘ quantum physics ⓘ space-time ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| topic |
future of the universe
ⓘ
multiverse hypotheses ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
storytelling
ⓘ
thought experiments ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible
ⓘ
narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Universe in Your Hand Description of subject: The Universe in Your Hand is a popular science book by physicist Christophe Galfard that guides readers through modern cosmology and theoretical physics in an accessible, narrative style.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Galfard