Triple
T11253278
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Board of Longitude |
E266373
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAssociatedPerson |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tobias Mayer
Tobias Mayer was an 18th-century German astronomer and cartographer renowned for his precise lunar tables, which significantly improved navigation at sea and contributed to solving the longitude problem.
|
E914468
|
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: Tobias Mayer | Statement: [Board of Longitude, notableAssociatedPerson, Tobias Mayer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tobias Mayer Context triple: [Board of Longitude, notableAssociatedPerson, Tobias Mayer]
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A.
Friedrich Bessel
Friedrich Bessel was a German astronomer and mathematician renowned for his precise measurements of stellar positions and distances, including the first reliable determination of a star’s parallax.
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B.
Georg de Lalande
Georg de Lalande was a German architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and governmental buildings in East Asia.
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C.
Johann Elert Bode
Johann Elert Bode was an 18th–19th century German astronomer best known for popularizing the Titius–Bode law and for his influential star atlases and astronomical tables.
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D.
Johann Heinrich Lambert
Johann Heinrich Lambert was an 18th-century German-Swiss polymath of the Enlightenment, renowned for his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy, including the first rigorous proof of the irrationality of π.
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E.
Gottfried Kirch
Gottfried Kirch was a 17th-century German astronomer known for his systematic observations, comet discoveries, and contributions to early modern celestial cataloging.
- 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: Tobias Mayer Triple: [Board of Longitude, notableAssociatedPerson, Tobias Mayer]
Generated description
Tobias Mayer was an 18th-century German astronomer and cartographer renowned for his precise lunar tables, which significantly improved navigation at sea and contributed to solving the longitude problem.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tobias Mayer Target entity description: Tobias Mayer was an 18th-century German astronomer and cartographer renowned for his precise lunar tables, which significantly improved navigation at sea and contributed to solving the longitude problem.
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A.
Friedrich Bessel
Friedrich Bessel was a German astronomer and mathematician renowned for his precise measurements of stellar positions and distances, including the first reliable determination of a star’s parallax.
-
B.
Georg de Lalande
Georg de Lalande was a German architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and governmental buildings in East Asia.
-
C.
Johann Elert Bode
Johann Elert Bode was an 18th–19th century German astronomer best known for popularizing the Titius–Bode law and for his influential star atlases and astronomical tables.
-
D.
Johann Heinrich Lambert
Johann Heinrich Lambert was an 18th-century German-Swiss polymath of the Enlightenment, renowned for his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy, including the first rigorous proof of the irrationality of π.
-
E.
Gottfried Kirch
Gottfried Kirch was a 17th-century German astronomer known for his systematic observations, comet discoveries, and contributions to early modern celestial cataloging.
- 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_69d6aac7953c8190b82caf9d7640fdf9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e933648481909873094bc89ed041 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 6 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e4cc941d34819099ae30713bdd03e5 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 12:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e4d9ec9964819084bd7118e49c41a2 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e4ddab4ef48190ab7f371da765c6c0 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:31 p.m.