The Power of Movement in Plants
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The Power of Movement in Plants is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that investigates how plants move and respond to environmental stimuli, helping to establish modern plant physiology.
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| The Power of Movement in Plants canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16048 — 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 Power of Movement in Plants Context triple: [Charles Darwin, notableWork, The Power of Movement in Plants]
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The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
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B.
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C.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
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D.
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
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E.
The Art and Politics of Science
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- 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 Power of Movement in Plants Target entity description: The Power of Movement in Plants is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that investigates how plants move and respond to environmental stimuli, helping to establish modern plant physiology.
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A.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
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B.
The Theory of Island Biogeography
The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
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C.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
-
D.
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
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E.
The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
botany book
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non-fiction book ⓘ scientific book ⓘ |
| author | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Francis Darwin ⓘ |
| contribution |
advanced experimental methods in botany
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helped establish modern plant physiology ⓘ influenced later research on plant hormones ⓘ provided evidence that plants respond to environmental stimuli ⓘ supported the idea of continuity between plant and animal behavior ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
botany
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physiology ⓘ plant biology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
irritability of plant tissues
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quantitative measurement of plant responses ⓘ role of gravity in plant movement ⓘ role of light in plant movement ⓘ systematic observation of plant motion ⓘ |
| follows | Insectivorous Plants ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
development of plant tropism theory
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early studies of plant hormones such as auxins ⓘ |
| hasPart |
experimental studies on climbing plants
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studies of leaf movements ⓘ studies of root movements ⓘ studies of sleep movements in plants ⓘ studies of tendrils ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed time-lapse style observational records
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extensive use of diagrams and figures ⓘ integration of experimental and theoretical analysis ⓘ |
| pages | about 600 ⓘ |
| partOf | Charles Darwin's later scientific works ⓘ |
| precedes | The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| publisher | John Murray ⓘ |
| subject |
circumnutation
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evolutionary biology ⓘ gravitropism ⓘ nastic movements ⓘ phototropism ⓘ plant movement ⓘ plant physiology ⓘ plant responses to stimuli ⓘ tropisms ⓘ |
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Subject: The Power of Movement in Plants Description of subject: The Power of Movement in Plants is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that investigates how plants move and respond to environmental stimuli, helping to establish modern plant physiology.
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