A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company
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"A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company" is a 19th-century zoological reference work by Thomas Horsfield that systematically documents and describes the mammal specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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| A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company Context triple: [Thomas Horsfield, notableWork, A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company]
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The Geographical Distribution of Animals
The Geographical Distribution of Animals is a foundational 19th-century biogeography work by Alfred Russel Wallace that systematically analyzes how and why animal species are distributed across different regions of the world.
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Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
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The Life of Mammals
The Life of Mammals is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the evolution, diversity, and behavior of mammal species around the world.
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D.
Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes
Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes is a foundational multi-volume work in paleontology by Georges Cuvier that systematically analyzes fossil bones of quadrupeds and helped establish the concept of extinction and comparative anatomy.
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E.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company Target entity description: "A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company" is a 19th-century zoological reference work by Thomas Horsfield that systematically documents and describes the mammal specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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A.
The Geographical Distribution of Animals
The Geographical Distribution of Animals is a foundational 19th-century biogeography work by Alfred Russel Wallace that systematically analyzes how and why animal species are distributed across different regions of the world.
-
B.
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
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C.
The Life of Mammals
The Life of Mammals is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the evolution, diversity, and behavior of mammal species around the world.
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D.
Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes
Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes is a foundational multi-volume work in paleontology by Georges Cuvier that systematically analyzes fossil bones of quadrupeds and helped establish the concept of extinction and comparative anatomy.
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E.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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scientific catalogue ⓘ zoological reference work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British East India Company
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surface form:
East India Company
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| author | Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| catalogues | species held in the East India Company museum collection ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of specimen provenance
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taxonomic names of mammals ⓘ |
| describes | systematic descriptions of mammal species ⓘ |
| documents |
mammal specimens in the Museum of the East-India Company
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museum collection ⓘ |
| field | natural history ⓘ |
| focusesOn | mammals ⓘ |
| genre | taxonomic catalogue ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Thomas Horsfield as zoologist ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| intendedUse | scientific reference ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
East India Company Museum
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surface form:
Museum of the East-India Company
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| subject |
mammalogy
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zoology ⓘ |
| usedBy |
natural historians
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zoologists ⓘ |
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A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company
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