Triple
T1165363
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Charles Pickering |
E24586
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Harvard College Observatory |
E126144
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Harvard College Observatory | Statement: [Edward Charles Pickering, employer, Harvard College Observatory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard College Observatory Context triple: [Edward Charles Pickering, employer, Harvard College Observatory]
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A.
Harvard College Observatory
chosen
Harvard College Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution affiliated with Harvard University, renowned for its pioneering work in observational astronomy and astrophysics.
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B.
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution in Flagstaff, Arizona, renowned for its role in major discoveries including the identification of Pluto.
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C.
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory in Wisconsin renowned for housing one of the world’s largest refracting telescopes and for its influential role in 20th-century astrophysical research.
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D.
Mount Wilson Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory in California renowned for its early 20th-century telescopes and pioneering contributions to stellar and galactic astronomy.
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E.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is a major research institution dedicated to the study of astronomy and astrophysics, known for its work in observational astronomy, space science, and collaboration with the Harvard College Observatory.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a494060e148190abb42f971242c197 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bccb3b388190938c68dee90b3f19 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac668290008190a5e175c0a2e5feb0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:55 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.