James Glaisher
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James Glaisher was a 19th-century British meteorologist and pioneering aeronaut who made significant high-altitude balloon ascents to study the atmosphere.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Glaisher canonical | 3 |
| James Whitbread Lee Glaisher | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2560298 — 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: James Glaisher Context triple: [Royal Aeronautical Society, foundedBy, James Glaisher]
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A.
George Stokes
George Stokes was a 19th-century Irish mathematician and physicist renowned for his foundational work in fluid dynamics, optics, and mathematical physics.
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B.
William Lassell
William Lassell was a 19th-century English astronomer renowned for his telescopic discoveries of several moons of the outer planets, including Neptune's moon Triton and Uranus's moon Ariel.
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C.
Alfred P. Maudslay
Alfred P. Maudslay was a pioneering British archaeologist and explorer known for his foundational work documenting and studying ancient Maya sites in Central America.
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D.
J. W. Barlow
J. W. Barlow was an American settler and community founder credited with establishing the city of Richland Center in Wisconsin.
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E.
Archibald Geikie
Archibald Geikie was a prominent 19th–20th century Scottish geologist known for his influential work on igneous rocks, geological mapping, and for serving as Director-General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom.
- 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: James Glaisher Target entity description: James Glaisher was a 19th-century British meteorologist and pioneering aeronaut who made significant high-altitude balloon ascents to study the atmosphere.
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A.
George Stokes
George Stokes was a 19th-century Irish mathematician and physicist renowned for his foundational work in fluid dynamics, optics, and mathematical physics.
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B.
William Lassell
William Lassell was a 19th-century English astronomer renowned for his telescopic discoveries of several moons of the outer planets, including Neptune's moon Triton and Uranus's moon Ariel.
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C.
Alfred P. Maudslay
Alfred P. Maudslay was a pioneering British archaeologist and explorer known for his foundational work documenting and studying ancient Maya sites in Central America.
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D.
J. W. Barlow
J. W. Barlow was an American settler and community founder credited with establishing the city of Richland Center in Wisconsin.
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E.
Archibald Geikie
Archibald Geikie was a prominent 19th–20th century Scottish geologist known for his influential work on igneous rocks, geological mapping, and for serving as Director-General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aeronaut
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ meteorologist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Europe
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Henry Tracey Coxwell ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1809-04-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1903-02-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Cambridge Observatory (as assistant/trainee) ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Greenwich Observatory
Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ |
| familyName | Glaisher ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
ⓘ
atmospheric science ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
James Glaisher
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
|
| knownFor |
reaching record-breaking balloon altitudes in the 1860s
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systematic meteorological observations from balloons ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| madeObservation |
atmospheric pressure variation with altitude
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humidity variation with altitude ⓘ temperature variation with altitude ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Association for the Advancement of Science
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Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | James Glaisher self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-altitude balloon ascents
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pioneering atmospheric observations ⓘ |
| notableWork | balloon ascents with Henry Tracey Coxwell ⓘ |
| occupation |
aeronaut
ⓘ
meteorologist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
Croydon
ⓘ
England ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
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Superintendent of the Department of Meteorology and Magnetism at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenwich
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Glaisher Description of subject: James Glaisher was a 19th-century British meteorologist and pioneering aeronaut who made significant high-altitude balloon ascents to study the atmosphere.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher