Voyages dans les Alpes
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Voyages dans les Alpes is an influential multi-volume 18th-century work of scientific exploration and description of the Alps by naturalist Horace Bénédict de Saussure.
All labels observed (1)
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| Voyages dans les Alpes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2247696 — 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: Voyages dans les Alpes Context triple: [Horace Bénédict de Saussure, knownFor, Voyages dans les Alpes]
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A.
Les Deux Alpes
Les Deux Alpes is a major French Alpine ski resort in the Isère department, known for its extensive slopes and year-round glacier skiing.
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B.
Plan de l’Aiguille
Plan de l’Aiguille is a high-altitude plateau and popular hiking hub in the Mont Blanc massif, serving as the mid-station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car above Chamonix, France.
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C.
Stranger in the Alps
Stranger in the Alps is Phoebe Bridgers' critically acclaimed 2017 debut studio album, known for its intimate indie folk sound and emotionally raw songwriting.
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D.
Tour du Mont Blanc
Tour du Mont Blanc is a famous long-distance hiking circuit that loops around the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland, renowned for its alpine scenery and mountain refuges.
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E.
La Montagne
La Montagne is a residential neighborhood located in the municipality of Chêne-Bougeries near Geneva, Switzerland.
- 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: Voyages dans les Alpes Target entity description: Voyages dans les Alpes is an influential multi-volume 18th-century work of scientific exploration and description of the Alps by naturalist Horace Bénédict de Saussure.
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A.
Les Deux Alpes
Les Deux Alpes is a major French Alpine ski resort in the Isère department, known for its extensive slopes and year-round glacier skiing.
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B.
Plan de l’Aiguille
Plan de l’Aiguille is a high-altitude plateau and popular hiking hub in the Mont Blanc massif, serving as the mid-station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car above Chamonix, France.
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C.
Stranger in the Alps
Stranger in the Alps is Phoebe Bridgers' critically acclaimed 2017 debut studio album, known for its intimate indie folk sound and emotionally raw songwriting.
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D.
Tour du Mont Blanc
Tour du Mont Blanc is a famous long-distance hiking circuit that loops around the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland, renowned for its alpine scenery and mountain refuges.
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E.
La Montagne
La Montagne is a residential neighborhood located in the municipality of Chêne-Bougeries near Geneva, Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century book
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multi-volume work ⓘ scientific book ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| author |
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
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surface form:
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure
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| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| describes |
Alpine fauna
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Alpine flora ⓘ Alpine geology ⓘ Alpine glaciers ⓘ Alpine topography ⓘ |
| documented |
early scientific ascents in the Alps
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geological strata in Alpine regions ⓘ meteorological measurements in high mountains ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geography
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geology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| genre |
natural history
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scientific exploration literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorCitizenship | Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
geologist
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naturalist ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key source for history of Alpine exploration
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milestone in scientific travel writing ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Alpine studies
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development of modern geology ⓘ early mountaineering culture ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Alps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed descriptions of Alpine landscapes
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integration of travel narrative and scientific analysis ⓘ systematic scientific observation in the Alps ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | Geneva ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 18th century Alps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Voyages dans les Alpes Description of subject: Voyages dans les Alpes is an influential multi-volume 18th-century work of scientific exploration and description of the Alps by naturalist Horace Bénédict de Saussure.
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