The System of the World
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The System of the World is a historical science-fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that concludes his Baroque Cycle, focusing on Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz, and the birth of modern science and finance in the early 18th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The System of the World canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque Cycle novel
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historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Neal Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludes | The Baroque Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresHistoricalFigure |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
NERFINISHED
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Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
NERFINISHED
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Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society politics ⓘ emergence of paper money ⓘ financial speculation ⓘ |
| follows | The Confusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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historical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daniel Waterhouse
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Eliza de la Zeur NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Shaftoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multi-strand narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Baroque Cycle trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third volume ⓘ |
| precedes | none ⓘ |
| series | The Baroque Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
England
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cryptography and codes
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history of finance ⓘ history of science ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ politics of early 18th-century England ⓘ |
| theme |
birth of modern science
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cryptography ⓘ development of modern finance ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ scientific revolution ⓘ |
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