The Ends of the Earth
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The Ends of the Earth is a historical work by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how human societies have expanded, migrated, and transformed environments across the globe over time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ends of the Earth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1186286 — 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 Ends of the Earth Context triple: [Alfred W. Crosby, notableWork, The Ends of the Earth]
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A.
To the Ends of the Earth
"To the Ends of the Earth" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme environments and wildlife found at the polar regions of the Earth.
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B.
World's End
World's End is a riverside district in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, known for its large 1970s housing estate and proximity to the western end of the King's Road.
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C.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
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D.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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E.
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise is a late 19th-century American stage play by Henry Churchill DeMille, known for its melodramatic treatment of class conflict and industrial capitalism.
- 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 Ends of the Earth Target entity description: The Ends of the Earth is a historical work by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how human societies have expanded, migrated, and transformed environments across the globe over time.
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A.
To the Ends of the Earth
"To the Ends of the Earth" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme environments and wildlife found at the polar regions of the Earth.
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B.
World's End
World's End is a riverside district in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, known for its large 1970s housing estate and proximity to the western end of the King's Road.
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C.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
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D.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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E.
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise is a late 19th-century American stage play by Henry Churchill DeMille, known for its melodramatic treatment of class conflict and industrial capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Alfred W. Crosby ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
ecological consequences of human expansion
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global demographic changes ⓘ patterns of human settlement ⓘ technological impacts on environments ⓘ |
| field |
environmental history
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global history ⓘ historical demography ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
how human societies expand across the globe
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how human societies transform environments ⓘ long-term interactions between humans and ecosystems ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental history
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world history ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Alfred W. Crosby ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
environmental
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historical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
environmental change
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global expansion of human societies ⓘ historical geography ⓘ human migration ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ecological Imperialism
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Columbian Exchange ⓘ
surface form:
The Columbian Exchange
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| writtenBy | Alfred W. Crosby ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ends of the Earth Description of subject: The Ends of the Earth is a historical work by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how human societies have expanded, migrated, and transformed environments across the globe over time.
Referenced by (1)
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