Brent Tully
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Brent Tully is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and galaxy clustering, including the identification of major cosmic superclusters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brent Tully canonical | 2 |
| R. Brent Tully | 1 |
| Richard Brent Tully | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1014571 — 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: Brent Tully Context triple: [Laniakea Supercluster, discoveredBy, Brent Tully]
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A.
Rodrigo A. Ibata
Rodrigo A. Ibata is an astronomer known for his work on galactic structure and dynamics, including the identification of the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy as a nearby satellite of the Milky Way.
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B.
Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
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C.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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D.
Mark Ciardi
Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
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E.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
- 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: Brent Tully Target entity description: Brent Tully is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and galaxy clustering, including the identification of major cosmic superclusters.
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A.
Rodrigo A. Ibata
Rodrigo A. Ibata is an astronomer known for his work on galactic structure and dynamics, including the identification of the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy as a nearby satellite of the Milky Way.
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B.
Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
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C.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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D.
Mark Ciardi
Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
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E.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
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surface form:
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
Dirk Brouwer Award ⓘ Fritz Zwicky Prize for Astrophysics and Cosmology ⓘ Gruber Cosmology Prize ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
J. Richard Fisher
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Brent Tully self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Brent Tully
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| contributedTo |
identification of major cosmic superclusters
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mapping of the Laniakea Supercluster ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Maryland
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surface form:
University of Maryland, College Park
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| employer |
University of Hawaiʻi system
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surface form:
University of Hawaiʻi
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| familyName | Tully ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cosmology
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galaxy clustering ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| givenName | Brent ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
cosmic flows
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cosmic web ⓘ galaxy distances ⓘ local universe structure ⓘ peculiar velocities of galaxies ⓘ superclusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Laniakea Supercluster definition
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Tully-Fisher relation distances ⓘ
surface form:
Tully–Fisher relation
identification of galaxy groups and clusters ⓘ mapping of nearby superclusters ⓘ work on large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cosmicflows-3 data set
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surface form:
Cosmicflows distance catalogs
Nearby Galaxies Atlas ⓘ Nearby Galaxies Catalog ⓘ Tully-Fisher relation distances ⓘ
surface form:
Tully–Fisher relation
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| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | astronomer at Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaiʻi ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studies |
distribution of galaxies in the local universe
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galaxy clusters ⓘ galaxy groups ⓘ galaxy superclusters ⓘ |
| workplace |
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii (operations support)
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surface form:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaiʻi
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brent Tully Description of subject: Brent Tully is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and galaxy clustering, including the identification of major cosmic superclusters.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard Brent Tully
this entity surface form:
R. Brent Tully