Triple
T1056640
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Withering |
E22809
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses
*An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses* is an 18th-century medical treatise by William Withering that systematically documents the therapeutic effects of digitalis (foxglove) in treating heart disease, laying foundations for modern cardiology and pharmacology.
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E121333
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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: An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | Statement: [William Withering, notableWork, An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses Context triple: [William Withering, notableWork, An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses]
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A.
On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects is a scientific work by Charles Darwin that details how orchid structures and insect behavior coevolved to achieve effective pollination, providing key evidence for his theory of natural selection.
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B.
On the Organs and Mode of Fecundation in Orchideae and Asclepiadeae
"On the Organs and Mode of Fecundation in Orchideae and Asclepiadeae" is a seminal 19th-century botanical paper by Robert Brown that investigates the reproductive structures and fertilization processes of orchids and milkweeds.
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C.
The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
"The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom" is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that experimentally investigates how cross-fertilisation and self-fertilisation influence the vigor, fertility, and evolution of plants.
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D.
An Account of Some Cases of the Production of Colours
"An Account of Some Cases of the Production of Colours" is a scientific paper by Thomas Young that presents key experimental evidence for the wave theory of light and explains color phenomena through interference.
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E.
Harveian Oration at the Royal College of Physicians
The Harveian Oration at the Royal College of Physicians is an annual prestigious lecture established in the 17th century to honor William Harvey and promote advances in medical science.
- 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: An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses Triple: [William Withering, notableWork, An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses]
Generated description
*An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses* is an 18th-century medical treatise by William Withering that systematically documents the therapeutic effects of digitalis (foxglove) in treating heart disease, laying foundations for modern cardiology and pharmacology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses Target entity description: *An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses* is an 18th-century medical treatise by William Withering that systematically documents the therapeutic effects of digitalis (foxglove) in treating heart disease, laying foundations for modern cardiology and pharmacology.
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A.
On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects is a scientific work by Charles Darwin that details how orchid structures and insect behavior coevolved to achieve effective pollination, providing key evidence for his theory of natural selection.
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B.
On the Organs and Mode of Fecundation in Orchideae and Asclepiadeae
"On the Organs and Mode of Fecundation in Orchideae and Asclepiadeae" is a seminal 19th-century botanical paper by Robert Brown that investigates the reproductive structures and fertilization processes of orchids and milkweeds.
-
C.
The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
"The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom" is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that experimentally investigates how cross-fertilisation and self-fertilisation influence the vigor, fertility, and evolution of plants.
-
D.
An Account of Some Cases of the Production of Colours
"An Account of Some Cases of the Production of Colours" is a scientific paper by Thomas Young that presents key experimental evidence for the wave theory of light and explains color phenomena through interference.
-
E.
Harveian Oration at the Royal College of Physicians
The Harveian Oration at the Royal College of Physicians is an annual prestigious lecture established in the 17th century to honor William Harvey and promote advances in medical science.
- 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.