Triple

T10183118
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert K. Merton E236835 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England
Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England is a seminal sociological study by Robert K. Merton that examines how religious, economic, and social factors shaped the development of early modern English science.
E846487 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England | Statement: [Robert K. Merton, notableWork, Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England
Context triple: [Robert K. Merton, notableWork, Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England]
  • A. The Origins of Modern Science, 1300–1800
    The Origins of Modern Science, 1300–1800 is a landmark historical study that analyzes the development of scientific thought and practice in Europe from the late Middle Ages through the Scientific Revolution.
  • B. The Physical World of the Eighteenth Century
    The Physical World of the Eighteenth Century is a scholarly work that examines the development of physical science and conceptions of nature during the 1700s.
  • C. Victorian scientific revolution
    The Victorian scientific revolution was a period in 19th-century Britain marked by rapid advances in science and technology, the professionalization of scientific disciplines, and profound shifts in how nature and society were understood.
  • D. The Social Function of Science
    The Social Function of Science is a seminal 1939 work by J. D. Bernal that analyzes the role of scientific research in society, economics, and politics and argues for its planned, socially responsible organization.
  • E. Reflections on the Romance of Science
    Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England
Triple: [Robert K. Merton, notableWork, Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England]
Generated description
Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England is a seminal sociological study by Robert K. Merton that examines how religious, economic, and social factors shaped the development of early modern English science.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England
Target entity description: Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England is a seminal sociological study by Robert K. Merton that examines how religious, economic, and social factors shaped the development of early modern English science.
  • A. The Origins of Modern Science, 1300–1800
    The Origins of Modern Science, 1300–1800 is a landmark historical study that analyzes the development of scientific thought and practice in Europe from the late Middle Ages through the Scientific Revolution.
  • B. The Physical World of the Eighteenth Century
    The Physical World of the Eighteenth Century is a scholarly work that examines the development of physical science and conceptions of nature during the 1700s.
  • C. Victorian scientific revolution
    The Victorian scientific revolution was a period in 19th-century Britain marked by rapid advances in science and technology, the professionalization of scientific disciplines, and profound shifts in how nature and society were understood.
  • D. The Social Function of Science
    The Social Function of Science is a seminal 1939 work by J. D. Bernal that analyzes the role of scientific research in society, economics, and politics and argues for its planned, socially responsible organization.
  • E. Reflections on the Romance of Science
    Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca84d7260c8190bfbec36762943f37 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cded3408b88190a7d981a6dcea48d9 completed April 2, 2026, 4:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d3179b9de88190ba3beb7d6dbf7ad3 completed April 6, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d318d099648190a42fffec876711dd completed April 6, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d3194331c481909b8ef2dead8ed105 completed April 6, 2026, 2:24 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:12 p.m.