Triple

T11038274
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Royal Observatory, Greenwich E260941 entity
Predicate notableInstrument P9123 FINISHED
Object Airy Transit Circle
The Airy Transit Circle is a historic 19th-century astronomical telescope at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, that defined the Greenwich Prime Meridian and was crucial for precise timekeeping and navigation.
E900751 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: Airy Transit Circle | Statement: [Royal Observatory, Greenwich, notableInstrument, Airy Transit Circle]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Airy Transit Circle
Context triple: [Royal Observatory, Greenwich, notableInstrument, Airy Transit Circle]
  • A. Keeler Memorial Reflector
    The Keeler Memorial Reflector is a historic large reflecting telescope associated with pioneering astronomical research at the Allegheny Observatory.
  • B. Crosby Observatory
    Crosby Observatory is a public astronomical observatory in Orlando, Florida, featuring telescopes and educational programs for viewing and learning about the night sky.
  • C. Observatory Circle
    Observatory Circle is an affluent residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., known for housing the U.S. Naval Observatory and the official residence of the Vice President.
  • D. Clifton Observatory
    Clifton Observatory is a historic 18th-century former windmill in Bristol, England, now a popular viewpoint and visitor attraction overlooking the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Avon Gorge.
  • E. Kenwood Observatory
    Kenwood Observatory was a pioneering late-19th-century astronomical facility in Chicago known for early solar research and instrumental innovation.
  • 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: Airy Transit Circle
Triple: [Royal Observatory, Greenwich, notableInstrument, Airy Transit Circle]
Generated description
The Airy Transit Circle is a historic 19th-century astronomical telescope at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, that defined the Greenwich Prime Meridian and was crucial for precise timekeeping and navigation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Airy Transit Circle
Target entity description: The Airy Transit Circle is a historic 19th-century astronomical telescope at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, that defined the Greenwich Prime Meridian and was crucial for precise timekeeping and navigation.
  • A. Keeler Memorial Reflector
    The Keeler Memorial Reflector is a historic large reflecting telescope associated with pioneering astronomical research at the Allegheny Observatory.
  • B. Crosby Observatory
    Crosby Observatory is a public astronomical observatory in Orlando, Florida, featuring telescopes and educational programs for viewing and learning about the night sky.
  • C. Observatory Circle
    Observatory Circle is an affluent residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., known for housing the U.S. Naval Observatory and the official residence of the Vice President.
  • D. Clifton Observatory
    Clifton Observatory is a historic 18th-century former windmill in Bristol, England, now a popular viewpoint and visitor attraction overlooking the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Avon Gorge.
  • E. Kenwood Observatory
    Kenwood Observatory was a pioneering late-19th-century astronomical facility in Chicago known for early solar research and instrumental innovation.
  • 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_69d6aa979bdc8190bf0e79104cc098c1 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d797fe93b081909d58bfd4b42715f0 completed April 9, 2026, 12:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e3a9c669608190af97c461beaf9f31 completed April 18, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e3ad00b5c08190a7bf3ecbeae76d88 completed April 18, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e3b1fff754819092d634f46fb42387 completed April 18, 2026, 4:32 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:26 p.m.