Royal Society coat of arms
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The Royal Society coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, symbolizing its authority, history, and commitment to scientific inquiry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Society coat of arms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1042704 — 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: Royal Society coat of arms Context triple: [Nullius in verba, usedIn, Royal Society coat of arms]
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College of Arms
The College of Arms is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and much of the Commonwealth, responsible for granting and regulating coats of arms and maintaining genealogical and ceremonial records.
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official heraldic emblem of the British monarch, symbolizing the sovereignty and authority of the Crown across the UK and its realms.
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) was the official heraldic emblem used throughout the reigns from Queen Victoria to King George VI, symbolizing the monarchy’s authority and the union of its constituent nations.
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837) was the official heraldic emblem used during the late Georgian era, notably under King George III and King George IV, symbolizing the monarchy and the union of its constituent nations.
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E.
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) was the official heraldic emblem used during the early United Kingdom period, symbolizing the union of Great Britain and Ireland under a single monarchy.
- 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: Royal Society coat of arms Target entity description: The Royal Society coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, symbolizing its authority, history, and commitment to scientific inquiry.
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A.
College of Arms
The College of Arms is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and much of the Commonwealth, responsible for granting and regulating coats of arms and maintaining genealogical and ceremonial records.
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B.
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official heraldic emblem of the British monarch, symbolizing the sovereignty and authority of the Crown across the UK and its realms.
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C.
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) was the official heraldic emblem used throughout the reigns from Queen Victoria to King George VI, symbolizing the monarchy’s authority and the union of its constituent nations.
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D.
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837) was the official heraldic emblem used during the late Georgian era, notably under King George III and King George IV, symbolizing the monarchy and the union of its constituent nations.
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E.
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) was the official heraldic emblem used during the early United Kingdom period, symbolizing the union of Great Britain and Ireland under a single monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
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heraldic emblem ⓘ symbol of institution ⓘ |
| associatedInstitutionFounded | 1660 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London, England
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surface form:
London
scientific communication ⓘ scientific education ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designAuthority | College of Arms ⓘ |
| field |
natural philosophy
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science ⓘ |
| hasElement |
crest
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scroll with motto ⓘ shield ⓘ supporters ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Nullius in verba ⓘ |
| heritage | British heraldry ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | commitment to experimental evidence over authority ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Take nobody’s word for it ⓘ |
| organizationTypeRepresented |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
national academy of sciences
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| represents |
Royal Society
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Royal Society ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences
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| representsDiscipline |
astronomy
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biology ⓘ chemistry ⓘ earth sciences ⓘ engineering ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| scope |
United Kingdom science policy
ⓘ
international science ⓘ |
| status | official emblem of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Royal Society
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commitment to scientific inquiry ⓘ history of the Royal Society ⓘ learned society status ⓘ scientific excellence ⓘ |
| typeOfSymbol | corporate heraldry ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Society ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Royal Society building signage
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Royal Society website ⓘ official documents of the Royal Society ⓘ publications of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| usedSince | 17th century ⓘ |
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: Royal Society coat of arms Description of subject: The Royal Society coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, symbolizing its authority, history, and commitment to scientific inquiry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nullius in verba