Triple

T13132078
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ibn al-Shatir planetary model E311987 entity
Predicate replaces P101 FINISHED
Object Ptolemy’s equant
Ptolemy’s equant is a geometric device in his planetary theory that allows planets to move with uniform angular speed around an off-center point, introduced to better match observed non-uniform planetary motion.
E1025921 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: Ptolemy’s equant | Statement: [Ibn al-Shatir planetary model, replaces, Ptolemy’s equant]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ptolemy’s equant
Context triple: [Ibn al-Shatir planetary model, replaces, Ptolemy’s equant]
  • A. Tychonic system
    The Tychonic system is a historical hybrid model of the cosmos in which Earth is stationary at the center while the Sun orbits Earth and the other planets orbit the Sun, proposed as a compromise between geocentric and heliocentric theories.
  • B. Ibn al-Shatir planetary model
    The Ibn al-Shatir planetary model is a 14th-century geocentric astronomical system that replaced Ptolemy’s equant with epicycles to more accurately predict planetary motions and anticipated key mathematical features of later heliocentric models.
  • C. Ptolemaic system
    The Ptolemaic system is an ancient geocentric cosmological model that places Earth at the center of the universe with the Sun, Moon, and planets moving around it in complex circular paths.
  • D. Alfonsine Tables
    The Alfonsine Tables are a set of medieval astronomical tables, compiled under the patronage of Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century, that provided planetary positions and were widely used in Europe for centuries.
  • E. Tusi couple
    The Tusi couple is a geometric device from medieval Islamic astronomy that generates linear motion from the sum of two circular motions, later influencing Copernican models of planetary motion.
  • 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: Ptolemy’s equant
Triple: [Ibn al-Shatir planetary model, replaces, Ptolemy’s equant]
Generated description
Ptolemy’s equant is a geometric device in his planetary theory that allows planets to move with uniform angular speed around an off-center point, introduced to better match observed non-uniform planetary motion.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ptolemy’s equant
Target entity description: Ptolemy’s equant is a geometric device in his planetary theory that allows planets to move with uniform angular speed around an off-center point, introduced to better match observed non-uniform planetary motion.
  • A. Tychonic system
    The Tychonic system is a historical hybrid model of the cosmos in which Earth is stationary at the center while the Sun orbits Earth and the other planets orbit the Sun, proposed as a compromise between geocentric and heliocentric theories.
  • B. Ibn al-Shatir planetary model
    The Ibn al-Shatir planetary model is a 14th-century geocentric astronomical system that replaced Ptolemy’s equant with epicycles to more accurately predict planetary motions and anticipated key mathematical features of later heliocentric models.
  • C. Ptolemaic system
    The Ptolemaic system is an ancient geocentric cosmological model that places Earth at the center of the universe with the Sun, Moon, and planets moving around it in complex circular paths.
  • D. Alfonsine Tables
    The Alfonsine Tables are a set of medieval astronomical tables, compiled under the patronage of Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century, that provided planetary positions and were widely used in Europe for centuries.
  • E. Tusi couple
    The Tusi couple is a geometric device from medieval Islamic astronomy that generates linear motion from the sum of two circular motions, later influencing Copernican models of planetary motion.
  • 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_69d806a9fe888190b081e2d9ea665d6c completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d981b27a8c81909a92ab7be5d3a7e9 completed April 10, 2026, 11:03 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6f5d59c5881909072afd0bc273f5f completed May 3, 2026, 7:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6f694f8c48190adce4cddbf63777f completed May 3, 2026, 7:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6f7d8bfa0819097b3d9175bc56933 completed May 3, 2026, 7:23 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:08 p.m.