Histoire naturelle des reptiles
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Histoire naturelle des reptiles is a foundational early 19th-century zoological work that systematically describes and classifies reptile species.
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| Histoire naturelle des reptiles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9528425 — 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: Histoire naturelle des reptiles Context triple: [François Marie Daudin, notableWork, Histoire naturelle des reptiles]
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Histoire naturelle des rainettes, des grenouilles et des crapauds
Histoire naturelle des rainettes, des grenouilles et des crapauds is a seminal early 19th-century zoological monograph by François Marie Daudin that systematically describes and classifies tree frogs, frogs, and toads.
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Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles is a scientific work by Alexandre Brongniart that proposes a systematic, natural classification of reptile species.
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Systema Reptilium
Systema Reptilium is a 19th-century taxonomic work on reptiles by Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger that helped systematize and classify reptile species.
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Histoire naturelle
Histoire naturelle is the section of the monumental French work "Description de l’Égypte" that systematically documents the flora, fauna, and natural history of Egypt observed during Napoleon’s expedition.
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Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière is an influential multi-volume 18th-century natural history work by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon that sought to systematically describe the natural world and shaped the development of biology and natural science in Europe.
- 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: Histoire naturelle des reptiles Target entity description: Histoire naturelle des reptiles is a foundational early 19th-century zoological work that systematically describes and classifies reptile species.
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A.
Histoire naturelle des rainettes, des grenouilles et des crapauds
Histoire naturelle des rainettes, des grenouilles et des crapauds is a seminal early 19th-century zoological monograph by François Marie Daudin that systematically describes and classifies tree frogs, frogs, and toads.
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B.
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles is a scientific work by Alexandre Brongniart that proposes a systematic, natural classification of reptile species.
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C.
Systema Reptilium
Systema Reptilium is a 19th-century taxonomic work on reptiles by Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger that helped systematize and classify reptile species.
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D.
Histoire naturelle
Histoire naturelle is the section of the monumental French work "Description de l’Égypte" that systematically documents the flora, fauna, and natural history of Egypt observed during Napoleon’s expedition.
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E.
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière is an influential multi-volume 18th-century natural history work by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon that sought to systematically describe the natural world and shaped the development of biology and natural science in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific book series
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zoological work ⓘ |
| aim |
to classify reptiles
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to systematically describe reptile species ⓘ |
| audience |
naturalists
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scientific community ⓘ zoologists ⓘ |
| contribution |
documented diversity of reptile species
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provided systematic framework for reptile classification ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
reptile families
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reptile genera ⓘ reptile species ⓘ |
| documented | species known in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| field |
systematics
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taxonomy ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| focus |
comparative anatomy of reptiles
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morphological characteristics of reptiles ⓘ |
| genre |
natural history
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline | natural history ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early comprehensive treatment of reptiles as a group ⓘ |
| impact |
foundational work in reptile taxonomy
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important reference for early 19th-century zoology ⓘ |
| isAbout |
classification of reptiles
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description of reptile morphology ⓘ systematic arrangement of reptile taxa ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
herpetology
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reptiles ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| scientificDomain | vertebrate zoology ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| typeOfPublication | scholarly work ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | scientific French terminology ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
descriptive taxonomy
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morphological comparison ⓘ |
| workType |
systematic description of species
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taxonomic classification ⓘ |
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