Conon of Samos
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Conon of Samos was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician known for his work on eclipses, star catalogues, and for influencing later Hellenistic astronomers such as Ptolemy.
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| Conon of Samos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15725580 — 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: Conon of Samos Context triple: [Hellenistic astronomy, hasNotableAstronomer, Conon of Samos]
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Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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Strato of Lampsacus
Strato of Lampsacus was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Peripatetic school, known for his naturalistic explanations of the world and for succeeding Theophrastus as head of Aristotle’s Lyceum.
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Ancaeus of Samos
Ancaeus of Samos is a figure in Greek mythology known as a son of Poseidon and a skilled seafarer and Argonaut.
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Hecato of Rhodes
Hecato of Rhodes was a prominent Stoic philosopher of the Middle Stoa known for his ethical writings and influence on later Roman thinkers such as Cicero.
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E.
Heraclides of Syracuse
Heraclides of Syracuse was a 4th-century BC Syracusan military leader and political figure involved in the turbulent power struggles surrounding Dion and the rule of Dionysius II.
- 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: Conon of Samos Target entity description: Conon of Samos was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician known for his work on eclipses, star catalogues, and for influencing later Hellenistic astronomers such as Ptolemy.
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A.
Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Strato of Lampsacus
Strato of Lampsacus was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Peripatetic school, known for his naturalistic explanations of the world and for succeeding Theophrastus as head of Aristotle’s Lyceum.
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C.
Ancaeus of Samos
Ancaeus of Samos is a figure in Greek mythology known as a son of Poseidon and a skilled seafarer and Argonaut.
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D.
Hecato of Rhodes
Hecato of Rhodes was a prominent Stoic philosopher of the Middle Stoa known for his ethical writings and influence on later Roman thinkers such as Cicero.
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E.
Heraclides of Syracuse
Heraclides of Syracuse was a 4th-century BC Syracusan military leader and political figure involved in the turbulent power struggles surrounding Dion and the rule of Dionysius II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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