Derby Philosophical Society
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The Derby Philosophical Society was an 18th-century scientific and intellectual society in Derby, England, whose members included prominent figures of the Industrial Revolution such as clockmaker and scientist John Whitehurst.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derby Philosophers | 1 |
| Derby Philosophical Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1056691 — 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.
Target entity: Derby Philosophical Society Context triple: [John Whitehurst, associatedWith, Derby Philosophical Society]
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Cambridge Philosophical Society
The Cambridge Philosophical Society is a learned society based in Cambridge, England, dedicated to promoting the study and advancement of the natural sciences and mathematics.
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British Association for the Advancement of Science
The British Association for the Advancement of Science was a 19th- and 20th-century learned society in the United Kingdom dedicated to promoting and organizing public engagement with scientific research and education.
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Lunar Society of Birmingham
The Lunar Society of Birmingham was an 18th-century English learned society and informal dining club of prominent industrialists, scientists, and intellectuals who played a key role in the Industrial Revolution and the advancement of science.
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Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is a British socialist organization founded in the late 19th century that advocates for gradual and democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change.
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Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland’s national academy of science and letters, promoting research, learning, and public engagement across a wide range of disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Derby Philosophical Society Target entity description: The Derby Philosophical Society was an 18th-century scientific and intellectual society in Derby, England, whose members included prominent figures of the Industrial Revolution such as clockmaker and scientist John Whitehurst.
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A.
Cambridge Philosophical Society
The Cambridge Philosophical Society is a learned society based in Cambridge, England, dedicated to promoting the study and advancement of the natural sciences and mathematics.
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B.
British Association for the Advancement of Science
The British Association for the Advancement of Science was a 19th- and 20th-century learned society in the United Kingdom dedicated to promoting and organizing public engagement with scientific research and education.
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C.
Lunar Society of Birmingham
The Lunar Society of Birmingham was an 18th-century English learned society and informal dining club of prominent industrialists, scientists, and intellectuals who played a key role in the Industrial Revolution and the advancement of science.
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D.
Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is a British socialist organization founded in the late 19th century that advocates for gradual and democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change.
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E.
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland’s national academy of science and letters, promoting research, learning, and public engagement across a wide range of disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
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philosophical society ⓘ scientific society ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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chemistry ⓘ geology ⓘ industrial technology ⓘ mechanics ⓘ medicine ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Charles Sylvester
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Erasmus Darwin ⓘ Herbert Spencer ⓘ John Farey Sr. ⓘ John Flamsteed (posthumous influence) ⓘ John Henson ⓘ John Whitehurst ⓘ Josiah Wedgwood I ⓘ
surface form:
Josiah Wedgwood
Michael Jessop ⓘ Peter Crompton ⓘ Richard French ⓘ Robert Darwin ⓘ Samuel Fox ⓘ Samuel Shore ⓘ Thomas Gisborne ⓘ William Brooks Johnson ⓘ William Duesbury ⓘ William George Spencer ⓘ William Strutt ⓘ William Strutt (Derby Infirmary designer) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary architect)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary designer) ⓘ William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary engineer)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary experimenter)
William Strutt (hospital designer) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary hospital architect)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary designer) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary hospital designer)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary hospital engineer)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary hospital experimenter)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary hospital inventor)
William Strutt (philanthropist) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary hospital philanthropist)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary hospital scientist)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ William Strutt (philanthropist) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary philanthropist)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary scientist)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary designer) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby architect)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby engineer)
William Strutt (engineer) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby experimenter)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary designer) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby hospital designer)
William Strutt ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby industrialist)
William Strutt (engineer) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby inventor)
William Strutt (philanthropist) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby philanthropist)
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (Derby scientist)
William Strutt (architectural innovator) ⓘ William Strutt (engineer) ⓘ William Strutt (hospital designer) ⓘ William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (inventor)
William Strutt (philanthropist) ⓘ William Strutt (physician) ⓘ William Strutt (physician) ⓘ
surface form:
William Strutt (scientific experimenter)
William Strutt (textile manufacturer) ⓘ William Woollatt ⓘ |
| inception | 1783 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derby
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Derbyshire ⓘ England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
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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.
Subject: Derby Philosophical Society Description of subject: The Derby Philosophical Society was an 18th-century scientific and intellectual society in Derby, England, whose members included prominent figures of the Industrial Revolution such as clockmaker and scientist John Whitehurst.
Referenced by (2)
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