Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London
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The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London was a 19th-century scientific periodical of the Linnean Society that published foundational works in evolutionary biology and natural history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3962215 — 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: Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London Context triple: [On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type, publishedIn, Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London]
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A.
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen is an early 19th-century botanical work by Robert Brown that provided one of the first comprehensive scientific descriptions of the plant life of Australia and Tasmania.
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B.
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
The Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society is a peer-reviewed scientific journal specializing in systematic and evolutionary botany, published by the Linnean Society of London.
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C.
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work that attempted a comprehensive, natural classification and description of all known plant species.
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D.
A Catalogue of British Plants
A Catalogue of British Plants is a 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically lists and describes plant species found in Britain.
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E.
Linnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is a historic learned society devoted to the study and promotion of natural history, taxonomy, and biodiversity, best known as the venue where the theory of evolution by natural selection was first jointly presented by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
- 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: Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London Target entity description: The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London was a 19th-century scientific periodical of the Linnean Society that published foundational works in evolutionary biology and natural history.
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A.
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen is an early 19th-century botanical work by Robert Brown that provided one of the first comprehensive scientific descriptions of the plant life of Australia and Tasmania.
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B.
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
The Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society is a peer-reviewed scientific journal specializing in systematic and evolutionary botany, published by the Linnean Society of London.
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C.
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work that attempted a comprehensive, natural classification and description of all known plant species.
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D.
A Catalogue of British Plants
A Catalogue of British Plants is a 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically lists and describes plant species found in Britain.
-
E.
Linnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is a historic learned society devoted to the study and promotion of natural history, taxonomy, and biodiversity, best known as the venue where the theory of evolution by natural selection was first jointly presented by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century scientific periodical
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academic periodical ⓘ scientific journal ⓘ |
| affiliation | Linnean Society of London ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Linnean Society of London ⓘ |
| audience |
naturalists
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scientific community ⓘ |
| cityOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| countryOfPublication |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
biology
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botany ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ natural history ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| focus |
evolutionary biology
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natural history ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | Linnean Society of London ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
publishing foundational works in evolutionary biology
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publishing foundational works in natural history ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Linnean Society of London ⓘ |
| publisher | Linnean Society of London ⓘ |
| publisherType | learned society ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subjectArea | life sciences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London Description of subject: The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London was a 19th-century scientific periodical of the Linnean Society that published foundational works in evolutionary biology and natural history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type
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publishedIn
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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London
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