bust of Sir Isaac Newton
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The bust of Sir Isaac Newton is a sculpted likeness of the famed English mathematician and physicist, commemorating his contributions to science and placed among other celebrated figures in the Temple of British Worthies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| bust of Sir Isaac Newton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11670560 — 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: bust of Sir Isaac Newton Context triple: [Temple of British Worthies, hasPart, bust of Sir Isaac Newton]
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A.
Cenotaph for Isaac Newton
The Cenotaph for Isaac Newton is an unbuilt, visionary neoclassical monument designed by Étienne-Louis Boullée, celebrated for its monumental spherical form and dramatic play of light and shadow.
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B.
Sir Isaac Newton (the newt)
Sir Isaac Newton (the newt) is a minor anthropomorphic amphibian character in Beatrix Potter’s children’s story "The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher."
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C.
Old Newton
Old Newton is a small rural village and civil parish located in the English county of Suffolk.
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D.
Shakespeare memorial bust
The Shakespeare memorial bust is a famous funerary monument depicting William Shakespeare, located inside Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon near his grave.
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E.
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was a 17th-century English mathematician, physicist, and natural philosopher whose formulation of classical mechanics and universal gravitation laid the foundations of modern science.
- 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: bust of Sir Isaac Newton Target entity description: The bust of Sir Isaac Newton is a sculpted likeness of the famed English mathematician and physicist, commemorating his contributions to science and placed among other celebrated figures in the Temple of British Worthies.
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A.
Cenotaph for Isaac Newton
The Cenotaph for Isaac Newton is an unbuilt, visionary neoclassical monument designed by Étienne-Louis Boullée, celebrated for its monumental spherical form and dramatic play of light and shadow.
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B.
Sir Isaac Newton (the newt)
Sir Isaac Newton (the newt) is a minor anthropomorphic amphibian character in Beatrix Potter’s children’s story "The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher."
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C.
Old Newton
Old Newton is a small rural village and civil parish located in the English county of Suffolk.
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D.
Shakespeare memorial bust
The Shakespeare memorial bust is a famous funerary monument depicting William Shakespeare, located inside Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon near his grave.
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E.
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was a 17th-century English mathematician, physicist, and natural philosopher whose formulation of classical mechanics and universal gravitation laid the foundations of modern science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bust
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | three-dimensional sculpture ⓘ |
| collection | series of British worthies ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Sir Isaac Newton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
contributions to science ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | honours a leading figure in science ⓘ |
| depictionType | head and shoulders ⓘ |
| depicts | Sir Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| hasContext | British Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInscription | name of Sir Isaac Newton ⓘ |
| hasTheme | celebration of British intellectual achievement ⓘ |
| isAmong | busts of celebrated British figures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buckinghamshire
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Stowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of British Worthies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Temple of British Worthies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | landscape garden monument ⓘ |
| subjectNationality | English ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
mathematician
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natural philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: bust of Sir Isaac Newton Description of subject: The bust of Sir Isaac Newton is a sculpted likeness of the famed English mathematician and physicist, commemorating his contributions to science and placed among other celebrated figures in the Temple of British Worthies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.