Triple
T1056589
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joseph Priestley |
E22808
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The History and Present State of Electricity
The History and Present State of Electricity is an influential 18th-century scientific treatise by Joseph Priestley that surveys and synthesizes contemporary knowledge and experiments on electricity.
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E121328
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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: The History and Present State of Electricity | Statement: [Joseph Priestley, notableWork, The History and Present State of Electricity]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History and Present State of Electricity Context triple: [Joseph Priestley, notableWork, The History and Present State of Electricity]
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A.
Experimental Researches in Electricity
Experimental Researches in Electricity is Michael Faraday’s landmark series of scientific papers detailing his foundational experiments and discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
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B.
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism is James Clerk Maxwell’s foundational 19th-century work that systematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism, including the famous Maxwell’s equations.
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C.
Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena is a foundational electrical engineering text that systematically develops the mathematical analysis and practical design principles of alternating current (AC) circuits and machinery.
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D.
Rays of Positive Electricity and Their Application to Chemical Analyses
"Rays of Positive Electricity and Their Application to Chemical Analyses" is a landmark 1913 book by physicist J. J. Thomson that laid foundational work for mass spectrometry by exploring positive ion beams and their use in chemical analysis.
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E.
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field is James Clerk Maxwell’s landmark 1865 paper that mathematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism and introduced what are now known as Maxwell’s equations.
- 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: The History and Present State of Electricity Triple: [Joseph Priestley, notableWork, The History and Present State of Electricity]
Generated description
The History and Present State of Electricity is an influential 18th-century scientific treatise by Joseph Priestley that surveys and synthesizes contemporary knowledge and experiments on electricity.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History and Present State of Electricity Target entity description: The History and Present State of Electricity is an influential 18th-century scientific treatise by Joseph Priestley that surveys and synthesizes contemporary knowledge and experiments on electricity.
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A.
Experimental Researches in Electricity
Experimental Researches in Electricity is Michael Faraday’s landmark series of scientific papers detailing his foundational experiments and discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
-
B.
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism is James Clerk Maxwell’s foundational 19th-century work that systematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism, including the famous Maxwell’s equations.
-
C.
Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena is a foundational electrical engineering text that systematically develops the mathematical analysis and practical design principles of alternating current (AC) circuits and machinery.
-
D.
Rays of Positive Electricity and Their Application to Chemical Analyses
"Rays of Positive Electricity and Their Application to Chemical Analyses" is a landmark 1913 book by physicist J. J. Thomson that laid foundational work for mass spectrometry by exploring positive ion beams and their use in chemical analysis.
-
E.
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field is James Clerk Maxwell’s landmark 1865 paper that mathematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism and introduced what are now known as Maxwell’s equations.
- 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_69a493dada0481909c43649f9843ea91 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b8da80dc8190b79beaf509910725 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bd110ac8190b66163de42bd3034 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3d4b32348190883244f2b8af32a0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3dbf5c70819084a942fc97a9b50f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.