Systema Naturae
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Systema Naturae is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 18th-century work that established the modern hierarchical system for classifying and naming organisms.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T388248 — 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: Systema Naturae Context triple: [Carl Linnaeus, knownFor, Systema Naturae]
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A.
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
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B.
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life is an influential late-18th-century medical and biological treatise by Erasmus Darwin that proposed early ideas about evolution, physiology, and the organization of living beings.
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C.
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication is Charles Darwin’s extensive two-volume scientific work analyzing heredity, artificial selection, and variation in domesticated species to support and elaborate his theory of evolution.
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D.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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E.
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica is Isaac Newton’s foundational work that formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, becoming a cornerstone of classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.
- 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: Systema Naturae Target entity description: Systema Naturae is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 18th-century work that established the modern hierarchical system for classifying and naming organisms.
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A.
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
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B.
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life is an influential late-18th-century medical and biological treatise by Erasmus Darwin that proposed early ideas about evolution, physiology, and the organization of living beings.
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C.
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication is Charles Darwin’s extensive two-volume scientific work analyzing heredity, artificial selection, and variation in domesticated species to support and elaborate his theory of evolution.
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D.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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E.
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica is Isaac Newton’s foundational work that formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, becoming a cornerstone of classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book edition
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book edition ⓘ book edition ⓘ scientific book ⓘ taxonomic work ⓘ |
| author | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| cataloguedApproximateSpeciesCountInLaterEditions |
over 4,000 animal species
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over 7,000 plant species ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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systematics ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1735 ⓘ |
| fullLatinTitle |
Systema Naturae
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surface form:
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis
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| hasAbbreviation |
Systema Naturae
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Syst. Nat.
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| hasAlternativeTitle |
Systema Naturae
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surface form:
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae
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| hasEdition |
Systema Naturae
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Systema Naturae, 10th edition
Systema Naturae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Systema Naturae, 12th edition
Systema Naturae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Systema Naturae, 1st edition
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| hasTaxonomicRank |
classis
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genus ⓘ ordo ⓘ regnum ⓘ species ⓘ |
| includesKingdom |
Animalia
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Mineralia ⓘ Plantae ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
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International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ modern biological classification ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
binomial nomenclature for species
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hierarchical ranks such as class, order, genus, species ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
providing a comprehensive catalog of known species of its time
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standardizing species names in Latin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Leiden ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
1735
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1758 ⓘ |
| publicationYears | 1766–1768 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Theodor Haak ⓘ |
| significance | starting point for zoological nomenclature ⓘ |
| subject |
binomial nomenclature
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classification of living organisms ⓘ hierarchical taxonomy ⓘ |
| volumeCount |
2
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3 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Systema Naturae Description of subject: Systema Naturae is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 18th-century work that established the modern hierarchical system for classifying and naming organisms.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Linnaean system
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae, 1st edition
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae, 10th edition
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae, 12th edition
this entity surface form:
Syst. Nat.
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis
this entity surface form:
Linnaean taxonomy
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae (early editions)
this entity surface form:
Linnaean taxonomy
this entity surface form:
Linnaeus’s early taxonomic works
this entity surface form:
Linnaean taxonomy
this entity surface form:
Linnaean taxonomy
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dodo
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae, 13th edition
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae, 10th edition
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae, 12th edition
this entity surface form:
Systema Naturae (early editions)