The Ages of Gaia
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The Ages of Gaia is a book by scientist James Lovelock that elaborates and popularizes his Gaia hypothesis, presenting Earth as a self-regulating, living system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ages of Gaia canonical | 2 |
| La Théorie Gaïa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T750342 — 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 Ages of Gaia Context triple: [James Lovelock, notableWork, The Ages of Gaia]
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A.
Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
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B.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
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C.
The Climate of Eden
The Climate of Eden is a novel by American playwright and director Moss Hart that explores complex human relationships and social tensions in a richly drawn setting.
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D.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
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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 Ages of Gaia Target entity description: The Ages of Gaia is a book by scientist James Lovelock that elaborates and popularizes his Gaia hypothesis, presenting Earth as a self-regulating, living system.
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A.
Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
-
B.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
-
C.
The Climate of Eden
The Climate of Eden is a novel by American playwright and director Moss Hart that explores complex human relationships and social tensions in a richly drawn setting.
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D.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
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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 (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain Earth as a self-regulating system to a general audience
ⓘ
popularize the Gaia hypothesis ⓘ |
| author | James Lovelock ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gaia hypothesis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Earth as a living system
ⓘ
Earth as a self-regulating system ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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science book ⓘ |
| hasAuthorField |
atmospheric chemistry
ⓘ
environmental science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | scientist ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of climate feedbacks
ⓘ
discussion of life–environment interactions ⓘ historical overview of Earth ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Earth system science
ⓘ
cybernetics ⓘ systems ecology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Gaia hypothesis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborating the Gaia hypothesis
ⓘ
presenting Earth as a living organism metaphor ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| topic |
Earth system science
ⓘ
biosphere ⓘ climate regulation ⓘ environmental science ⓘ evolution of Earth ⓘ systems theory ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: The Ages of Gaia Description of subject: The Ages of Gaia is a book by scientist James Lovelock that elaborates and popularizes his Gaia hypothesis, presenting Earth as a self-regulating, living system.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Ages of Gaia