The Edge of the Sea
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The Edge of the Sea is a 1955 nature book by marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson that explores the ecology and beauty of coastal shorelines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Edge of the Sea canonical | 2 |
| Rachel Carson sea trilogy | 1 |
| “The Gull’s Way” section about coastal and open-sea life | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T761848 — 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 Edge of the Sea Context triple: [Rachel Carson, notableWork, The Edge of the Sea]
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A.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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B.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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C.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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D.
At Sea
"At Sea" is a section or component of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel "Islands in the Stream," focusing on the protagonist's experiences during World War II naval patrols.
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E.
The North Water
The North Water is a British television drama miniseries adapted from Ian McGuire’s novel, following a disgraced surgeon on a brutal 19th-century whaling expedition in the Arctic.
- 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 Edge of the Sea Target entity description: The Edge of the Sea is a 1955 nature book by marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson that explores the ecology and beauty of coastal shorelines.
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A.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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B.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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C.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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D.
At Sea
"At Sea" is a section or component of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel "Islands in the Stream," focusing on the protagonist's experiences during World War II naval patrols.
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E.
The North Water
The North Water is a British television drama miniseries adapted from Ian McGuire’s novel, following a disgraced surgeon on a brutal 19th-century whaling expedition in the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nature book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Rachel Carson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores | ecology of coastal shorelines ⓘ |
| firstEditionPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| focusesOn |
estuaries
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rocky shores ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ tidal pools ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental literature
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nature writing ⓘ |
| hasForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Bob Hines ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
beauty of the natural world
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conservation of coastal habitats ⓘ interconnectedness of life ⓘ |
| influenced | modern environmental movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
poetic description
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scientific observation ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed descriptions of shore organisms
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lyrical prose style ⓘ popularizing marine biology ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Edge of the Sea
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rachel Carson sea trilogy
|
| predecessor | The Sea Around Us ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Silent Spring
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Under the Sea-Wind ⓘ |
| subject |
Atlantic coast
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coastal ecosystems ⓘ ecology ⓘ intertidal zone ⓘ marine ecology ⓘ natural history ⓘ seashore life ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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nature enthusiasts ⓘ students of biology ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation |
environmentalist
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marine biologist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Edge of the Sea Description of subject: The Edge of the Sea is a 1955 nature book by marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson that explores the ecology and beauty of coastal shorelines.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“The Gull’s Way” section about coastal and open-sea life
this entity surface form:
Rachel Carson sea trilogy
subject surface form:
Rachel Carson