conceptual_system

cetological system

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Properties

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creator_status
American whaleman
description
A classification framework for whales developed by the narrator, which categorizes whales by magnitude into Folio, Octavo, and Duodecimo. The system is presented as unfinished, a work in progress for future investigators.
purpose
valuable to future investigators
status
unfinished

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  • includes_categoryDuodecimo (Whale Classification)
    description
    The Duodecimo category is part of the Cetological System, classifying whales by their magnitude.
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    Duodecimo magnitude:—The Bottle-Nose Whale; the Junk Whale; the Pudding-Headed Whale; the Cape Whale; the Leading Whale; the Cannon Whale; the Scragg Whale; the Coppered Whale; the Elephant Whale; the Iceberg Whale; the Quog Whale; the Blue Whale; etc.
  • includes_categoryFolio (Whale Classification)
    description
    The Folio category is part of the Cetological System, classifying whales by their magnitude.
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    according to his Folio, Octavo, or Duodecimo magnitude
  • includes_categoryOctavo (Whale Classification)
    description
    The Octavo category is part of the Cetological System, classifying whales by their magnitude.
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    according to his Folio, Octavo, or Duodecimo magnitude
  • compared_toCathedral of Cologne
    description
    The narrator compares the unfinished state of his Cetological System to the great Cathedral of Cologne, which was also left with its crane still standing upon its uncompleted tower.
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    even as the great Cathedral of Cologne was left, with the crane still standing upon the top of the uncompleted tower.
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    2026-03-02T00:09:09.265Z
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