The Science of Discworld
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The Science of Discworld is a hybrid book series that combines Terry Pratchett’s Discworld fiction with popular science essays explaining real-world scientific concepts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Science of Discworld canonical | 1 |
| The Science of Discworld II: The Globe | 1 |
| The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch | 1 |
| The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796067 — 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: The Science of Discworld Context triple: [Discworld, hasSpinOff, The Science of Discworld]
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A.
The Light Fantastic
The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel set in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld universe, continuing the misadventures of the inept wizard Rincewind and the naive tourist Twoflower.
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B.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective novel by Douglas Adams that follows the eccentric "holistic detective" Dirk Gently as he solves mysteries through the interconnectedness of all things.
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C.
Discworld
Discworld is a long-running satirical fantasy book series by Terry Pratchett, set on a flat world carried through space on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle.
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D.
The Colour of Magic
The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel that launched Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, introducing its satirical, flat-world-on-the-back-of-a-turtle universe.
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E.
Good Omens
Good Omens is a comedic fantasy novel about an angel and a demon teaming up to prevent the apocalypse, co-written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
- 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: The Science of Discworld Target entity description: The Science of Discworld is a hybrid book series that combines Terry Pratchett’s Discworld fiction with popular science essays explaining real-world scientific concepts.
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A.
The Light Fantastic
The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel set in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld universe, continuing the misadventures of the inept wizard Rincewind and the naive tourist Twoflower.
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B.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective novel by Douglas Adams that follows the eccentric "holistic detective" Dirk Gently as he solves mysteries through the interconnectedness of all things.
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C.
Discworld
Discworld is a long-running satirical fantasy book series by Terry Pratchett, set on a flat world carried through space on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle.
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D.
The Colour of Magic
The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel that launched Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, introducing its satirical, flat-world-on-the-back-of-a-turtle universe.
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E.
Good Omens
Good Omens is a comedic fantasy novel about an angel and a demon teaming up to prevent the apocalypse, co-written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discworld book
ⓘ
book ⓘ book series ⓘ |
| author |
Ian Stewart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionSectionsWrittenBy | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasFictionalFrame | yes ⓘ |
| hasNonFictionEssays | yes ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Discworld fans
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general readers ⓘ readers interested in science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | book ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | wizards of Unseen University experiment with a universe ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining fantasy narrative with popular science exposition
ⓘ
using Discworld as a frame to explain real-world science ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Science of Discworld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Science of Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ The Science of Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ The Science of Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ebury Press
NERFINISHED
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Ebury Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceSectionsWrittenBy |
Ian Stewart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPart |
The Science of Discworld (volume 1)
NERFINISHED
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The Science of Discworld II: The Globe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
cosmology
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evolution ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ physics ⓘ science ⓘ |
| workInSeriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Science of Discworld Description of subject: The Science of Discworld is a hybrid book series that combines Terry Pratchett’s Discworld fiction with popular science essays explaining real-world scientific concepts.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Science of Discworld II: The Globe
this entity surface form:
The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch
this entity surface form:
The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day