Triple

T11535486
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Johann Schreck E273535 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)
Dioptrice is the Latin translation of Johannes Kepler’s seminal work on geometrical optics, focusing on the theory and design of lenses and optical instruments.
 E931355 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work) | Statement: [Johann Schreck, notableWork, Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)
Context triple: [Johann Schreck, notableWork, Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)]
  • A. Euclid's Optics
    Euclid's Optics is an ancient Greek treatise that systematically analyzes visual perception and perspective using geometric principles, laying foundational ideas for later optical theory.
  • B. Book of Optics
    The Book of Optics is a foundational 11th-century scientific work that revolutionized the understanding of vision, light, and optics, laying key groundwork for the modern science of optics.
  • C. De institutione astronomica
    De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
  • D. Dioptrique
    Dioptrique is a scientific treatise by René Descartes that lays out his pioneering theories on light and optics, including the law of refraction.
  • E. Institutio astronomica
    Institutio astronomica is a 17th-century introductory astronomy textbook by Pierre Gassendi that helped popularize and systematize contemporary astronomical knowledge in a humanist, educational format.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)
Target entity description: Dioptrice is the Latin translation of Johannes Kepler’s seminal work on geometrical optics, focusing on the theory and design of lenses and optical instruments.
  • A. Euclid's Optics
    Euclid's Optics is an ancient Greek treatise that systematically analyzes visual perception and perspective using geometric principles, laying foundational ideas for later optical theory.
  • B. Book of Optics
    The Book of Optics is a foundational 11th-century scientific work that revolutionized the understanding of vision, light, and optics, laying key groundwork for the modern science of optics.
  • C. De institutione astronomica
    De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
  • D. Dioptrique
    Dioptrique is a scientific treatise by René Descartes that lays out his pioneering theories on light and optics, including the law of refraction.
  • E. Institutio astronomica
    Institutio astronomica is a 17th-century introductory astronomy textbook by Pierre Gassendi that helped popularize and systematize contemporary astronomical knowledge in a humanist, educational format.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)
Triple: [Johann Schreck, notableWork, Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)]
Generated description
Dioptrice is the Latin translation of Johannes Kepler’s seminal work on geometrical optics, focusing on the theory and design of lenses and optical instruments.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aae3fbec8190a14632a5df2538b6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d8839b4bb48190b748ec4119f36c11 ner completed
NED1 batch_69e6858af0d081909078d5862ec3d469 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69e69f12cfcc8190a06e0922c9faa49e ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69e68fd8210c8190a7b0bbd8a50ff6b1 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m.