Cosmos (book)

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non-fiction book popular science book

Cosmos is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the universe, the history of science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cosmos (book) canonical	7
Cosmos	1
Cosmos (1980 book)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T273016 — 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.

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Target entity: Cosmos (book)
Context triple: [Journeys in Space and Time, basedOn, Cosmos (book)]

A. Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a science documentary series, presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson and produced by Ann Druyan, that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and humanity’s future through visually rich storytelling.
B. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
C. The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
D. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is a popular science book by Neil deGrasse Tyson that offers a concise, accessible overview of key concepts in modern astrophysics and cosmology for general readers.
E. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
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: Cosmos (book)
Target entity description: Cosmos is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the universe, the history of science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos.

A. Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a science documentary series, presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson and produced by Ann Druyan, that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and humanity’s future through visually rich storytelling.
B. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
C. The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
D. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is a popular science book by Neil deGrasse Tyson that offers a concise, accessible overview of key concepts in modern astrophysics and cosmology for general readers.
E. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-fiction book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ
author	Carl Sagan ⓘ
basedOn	Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ surface form: Cosmos (TV series)
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coverArtist	Jon Lomberg ⓘ
explores	humanity’s place in the universe ⓘ the development of scientific thought ⓘ the future of civilization ⓘ the possibility of extraterrestrial life ⓘ the universe ⓘ
genre	popular science ⓘ science ⓘ
hasCompanion	Cosmos (soundtrack) ⓘ
hasFormat	audiobook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ
hasTheme	cosmic perspective ⓘ human progress ⓘ interconnectedness of life ⓘ responsibility of humanity for the future ⓘ scientific skepticism ⓘ
illustrator	Adolf Schaller ⓘ Jon Lomberg ⓘ
influenced	public understanding of science ⓘ
influencedBy	Copernican system ⓘ surface form: Copernican revolution Galilean astronomy ⓘ Kepler’s laws of planetary motion ⓘ Newtonian physics ⓘ modern cosmology ⓘ relativity ⓘ
intendedAudience	general audience ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	making complex scientific ideas accessible to a general audience ⓘ
numberOfChapters	13 ⓘ
originalTitle	Cosmos ⓘ
publicationYear	1980 ⓘ
publisher	Random House ⓘ
relatedWork	Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ
subject	astronomy ⓘ cosmology ⓘ evolution ⓘ history of science ⓘ origin of life ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ search for extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ space exploration ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	from the origin of the universe to the near future of humanity ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Journeys in Space and Time → basedOn → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

Journeys in Space and Time → franchise → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cosmos

The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean → associatedWork → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cosmos (1980 book)

The Edge of Forever → basedOn → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

The Lives of the Planets → basedOn → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

The Backbone of Night → basedOn → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

Sagan family → notableWork → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

subject surface form: Carl Sagan

Cosmos (soundtrack) → inspiredBy → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

Cosmos (soundtrack) → relatedWork → Cosmos (book) ⓘ

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