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 |
| discoveredByEuropeans | 94 |
| firstRecordedBy | 82 |
| rediscoveredBy | 29 |
| wasDiscoveredBy | 21 |
| discovererOf | 19 |
| co-discovered | 16 |
| tombDiscoveredBy | 7 |
| firstCataloguedBy | 5 |
| discoveredByEuropean | 3 |
| firstObservedBy | 3 |
| firstSurveyedBy | 3 |
| independentlyDiscoveredBy | 3 |
| HiggsBosonDiscoveryExperiments | 2 |
| JuanitaDiscoveredBy | 2 |
| discoveredByModernWorld | 2 |
| discoveredByScience | 2 |
| discoveredBySurvey | 2 |
| discovererOfVariability | 2 |
| discovererOrInventor | 2 |
| firstCatalogedBy | 2 |
| satelliteDiscoveredBy | 2 |
| bustDiscoveredBy | 1 |
| discoveredByEuropeansBy | 1 |
| discoveredByInCanon | 1 |
| discoveredByModernJapan | 1 |
| discoveredByModernScholarsIn | 1 |
| discoveredByModernScience | 1 |
| discoveredByOccupation | 1 |
| discoveredBySurfers | 1 |
| discoveredByWesterners | 1 |
| discoveredExoplanetBy | 1 |
| discovererOfConstellationTelescopium | 1 |
| discovererOfEponym | 1 |
| discovererOrDeveloper | 1 |
| discovererOrExplorer | 1 |
| discovererOrInventorOf | 1 |
| discovererOrMaker | 1 |
| discoveriesAtUranus | 1 |
| discoveryOfPlutoBy | 1 |
| firstConfirmedDiscovery | 1 |
| firstEuropeanRecordedBy | 1 |
| firstMajorDiscoverer | 1 |
| firstToDiscover | 1 |
| goldDiscoveredBy | 1 |
| historicalDiscoveryBy | 1 |
| holotypeDiscoverer | 1 |
| insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy | 1 |
| lettersAreDiscoveredBy | 1 |
| modernDiscoveryBy | 1 |
| nickelDiscoveryBy | 1 |
| notableDiscoverer | 1 |
| wereDiscoveredBy | 1 |
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" ⓘ |