William Herschel Telescope
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The William Herschel Telescope is a major 4.2-meter optical/infrared reflecting telescope and one of the largest in Europe, used for advanced astronomical research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Herschel Telescope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8064374 — 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: William Herschel Telescope Context triple: [Roque de los Muchachos, hasTelescope, William Herschel Telescope]
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A.
Lovell Telescope
The Lovell Telescope is a large radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, renowned for its pioneering role in radio astronomy and space tracking since the mid-20th century.
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B.
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is a large submillimetre-wavelength radio telescope used for astronomical observations, located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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C.
Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope is a flagship array of four large optical telescopes operated by the European Southern Observatory, renowned for its cutting-edge astronomical observations and discoveries.
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UK Schmidt Telescope
The UK Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field optical survey telescope in Australia that has played a key role in mapping the southern sky and discovering large-scale Galactic structures.
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E.
Simonyi Survey Telescope
The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
- 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: William Herschel Telescope Target entity description: The William Herschel Telescope is a major 4.2-meter optical/infrared reflecting telescope and one of the largest in Europe, used for advanced astronomical research.
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A.
Lovell Telescope
The Lovell Telescope is a large radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, renowned for its pioneering role in radio astronomy and space tracking since the mid-20th century.
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B.
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is a large submillimetre-wavelength radio telescope used for astronomical observations, located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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C.
Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope is a flagship array of four large optical telescopes operated by the European Southern Observatory, renowned for its cutting-edge astronomical observations and discoveries.
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D.
UK Schmidt Telescope
The UK Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field optical survey telescope in Australia that has played a key role in mapping the southern sky and discovering large-scale Galactic structures.
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E.
Simonyi Survey Telescope
The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
optical telescope
ⓘ
reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 2330 m ⓘ |
| apertureClass | 4-m class telescope ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1987 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| diameter | 4.2 m ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse | astronomical research ⓘ |
| firstLight | 1987 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates (tracking) ⓘ |
| hasDome | rotating dome ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
ACAM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AF2/WYFFOS NERFINISHED ⓘ ISIS spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ LIRIS NERFINISHED ⓘ WEAVE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryMirror | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canary Islands
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| locatedOn | La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Roque de los Muchachos Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorCount | 1 primary mirror ⓘ |
| mirrorMaterial | Zerodur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorSupport | active optics system ⓘ |
| mountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| oneOfLargestIn | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Science and Technology Facilities Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Science and Engineering Research Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 4.2 m ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ |
| usedFor |
galaxy observations
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imaging ⓘ planetary science ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
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Subject: William Herschel Telescope Description of subject: The William Herschel Telescope is a major 4.2-meter optical/infrared reflecting telescope and one of the largest in Europe, used for advanced astronomical research.
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