Triple
T12105851
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | An Introduction to Practical Astronomy |
E288300
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAuthorOccupation |
P938
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Elias Loomis was an astronomer
Elias Loomis was an American 19th-century astronomer and mathematician known for his influential textbooks and research on geomagnetism and auroras.
|
E966770
|
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: Elias Loomis was an astronomer | Statement: [An Introduction to Practical Astronomy, hasAuthorOccupation, Elias Loomis was an astronomer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elias Loomis was an astronomer Context triple: [An Introduction to Practical Astronomy, hasAuthorOccupation, Elias Loomis was an astronomer]
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A.
Percival Lowell
Percival Lowell was an American astronomer best known for his observations of Mars, his speculation about Martian canals, and for founding the Lowell Observatory, which later led to the discovery of Pluto.
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B.
Frank H. Bigelow (astronomer)
Frank H. Bigelow was an American astronomer and meteorologist known for his work on solar eclipses, atmospheric phenomena, and contributions to early geophysical research.
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C.
Edward Emerson Barnard
Edward Emerson Barnard was an American astronomer renowned for his discoveries of comets, dark nebulae, and the high proper-motion star now known as Barnard's Star.
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D.
Henry Draper
Henry Draper was a pioneering 19th-century American physician and astronomer renowned for his early work in astrophotography and stellar spectroscopy, which laid the groundwork for modern stellar classification.
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E.
George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey was an American optician and telescope designer renowned for pioneering advanced reflecting telescope technologies in the early 20th century.
- 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: Elias Loomis was an astronomer Triple: [An Introduction to Practical Astronomy, hasAuthorOccupation, Elias Loomis was an astronomer]
Generated description
Elias Loomis was an American 19th-century astronomer and mathematician known for his influential textbooks and research on geomagnetism and auroras.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elias Loomis was an astronomer Target entity description: Elias Loomis was an American 19th-century astronomer and mathematician known for his influential textbooks and research on geomagnetism and auroras.
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A.
Percival Lowell
Percival Lowell was an American astronomer best known for his observations of Mars, his speculation about Martian canals, and for founding the Lowell Observatory, which later led to the discovery of Pluto.
-
B.
Frank H. Bigelow (astronomer)
Frank H. Bigelow was an American astronomer and meteorologist known for his work on solar eclipses, atmospheric phenomena, and contributions to early geophysical research.
-
C.
Edward Emerson Barnard
Edward Emerson Barnard was an American astronomer renowned for his discoveries of comets, dark nebulae, and the high proper-motion star now known as Barnard's Star.
-
D.
Henry Draper
Henry Draper was a pioneering 19th-century American physician and astronomer renowned for his early work in astrophotography and stellar spectroscopy, which laid the groundwork for modern stellar classification.
-
E.
George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey was an American optician and telescope designer renowned for pioneering advanced reflecting telescope technologies in the early 20th century.
- 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_69d6ab4a5c448190a110d1273314b21a |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91561eaec819096ba00682d81f41a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f6795bf88190891acf918a432bef |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f60263bc6c8190b867b4af20305e57 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6033935c08190980bd69395c250e4 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:49 p.m.