Isaac Newton Telescope
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The Isaac Newton Telescope is a professional optical astronomical telescope, originally located at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and now situated at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma, used for a wide range of observational research.
All labels observed (1)
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| Isaac Newton Telescope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isaac Newton Telescope Context triple: [Roque de los Muchachos, hasTelescope, Isaac Newton Telescope]
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A.
William Herschel Telescope
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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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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United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope is a large infrared-optimized astronomical telescope located on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, used primarily for deep-sky and infrared observations.
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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.
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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.
- 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: Isaac Newton Telescope Target entity description: The Isaac Newton Telescope is a professional optical astronomical telescope, originally located at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and now situated at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma, used for a wide range of observational research.
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A.
William Herschel Telescope
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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B.
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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C.
United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope is a large infrared-optimized astronomical telescope located on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, used primarily for deep-sky and infrared observations.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical telescope
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optical telescope ⓘ |
| altitudeOfSite | approximately 2330 metres ⓘ |
| collaboratingCountries |
Netherlands
NERFINISHED
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1967 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide field (with Wide Field Camera) ⓘ |
| firstLight | 1967 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | equatorial ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
Fibre-fed Echelle Spectrograph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intermediate Dispersion Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ Wide Field Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canary Islands
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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| locatedOn | La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorMaterial | glass ⓘ |
| mountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation |
mathematician
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physicist ⓘ |
| observatoryCode | 950 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Herstmonceux Castle
NERFINISHED
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Royal Greenwich Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Science and Technology Facilities Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter |
100 inches
ⓘ
2.54 metres ⓘ |
| relocatedToLaPalma | 1984 ⓘ |
| scientificFocus |
extragalactic astronomy
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galactic astronomy ⓘ solar system objects ⓘ stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | professional astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical imaging
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photometry ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ survey astronomy ⓘ wide range of observational research ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | optical ⓘ |
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