discoveredBy

P412
predicate

Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.

All labels observed (55)

Label Occurrences
discoveredBy canonical 2,568
discovered 936
discoverer 152

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: discoveredBy
Generated description
Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.

Sample triples (3,990)

Subject Object
Despina Stephen P. Synnott
Hetepheres I George Andrew Reisner via predicate surface "tombDiscoveredBy"
Henrietta Swan Leavitt period–luminosity relationship of Cepheid variable stars via predicate surface "discovered"
John Tyndall strong infrared absorption by water vapour via predicate surface "discovered"
John Tyndall strong infrared absorption by carbon dioxide via predicate surface "discovered"
John Tyndall strong infrared absorption by other trace gases via predicate surface "discovered"
Praesepe ancient astronomers
Terracotta Army local farmers
Williamina Fleming Horsehead Nebula via predicate surface "discovered"
Williamina Fleming 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary via predicate surface "discovered"
Williamina Fleming Nova Cygni 1886 via predicate surface "discovered"
Williamina Fleming over 300 variable stars via predicate surface "discovered"
Williamina Fleming more than 10 novae via predicate surface "discovered"
Williamina Fleming hundreds of spectroscopic binaries via predicate surface "discovered"
Williamina Fleming white dwarf stars including 40 Eridani B via predicate surface "discovered"
Andromeda XXIV astronomers studying the surroundings of the Andromeda Galaxy
Vasco Núñez de Balboa Pacific Ocean from the American mainland for Europeans via predicate surface "discovered"
Andromeda XXV PAndAS survey team
Persepolis inscriptions archaeologists in 19th and 20th centuries
Terra Nova 1984 via predicate surface "discovered"
White Rose 1984 via predicate surface "discovered"
Thule Island James Cook
Karl von Frisch that honeybees use polarized light for navigation via predicate surface "discovered"
Karl von Frisch that honeybees have color vision via predicate surface "discovered"
Zavodovski Island Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen via predicate surface "discoverer"
(They Long to Be) Close to You Richard Chamberlain via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
Merope Nebula Wilhelm Tempel
Andromeda XXVI Pan-STARRS survey
surface form: Pan-STARRS 1 survey team
Barnard's Galaxy Edward Emerson Barnard
Marsili Seamount Luigi Ferdinando Marsili via predicate surface "discoverer"
Messier 67 Johann Gottfried Koehler
Vavilov Seamount marine geophysical surveys
Candlemas Island James Cook
Mesha Stele Frederick Augustus Klein
Society Islands Samuel Wallis via predicate surface "discoveredByEuropeans"
Andromeda XXVIII Pan-STARRS survey
surface form: Pan-STARRS 1 survey team
Iapetus Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Dictys Perseus via predicate surface "discovererOf"
Dictys Danaë via predicate surface "discovererOf"
Yuryaku Seamount marine geophysical surveys
Ross Ice Shelf James Clark Ross
Mount Erebus James Clark Ross
Triton William Lassell via predicate surface "wasDiscoveredBy"
Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock via predicate surface "firstRecordedBy"
Humphry Davy sodium via predicate surface "discovered"
Humphry Davy potassium via predicate surface "discovered"
Humphry Davy calcium via predicate surface "discovered"
Humphry Davy magnesium via predicate surface "discovered"
Humphry Davy strontium via predicate surface "discovered"
Humphry Davy barium via predicate surface "discovered"