Triple

T13132143
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Islamic optics E311988 entity
Predicate majorWork P4 FINISHED
Object De Aspectibus (Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir)
De Aspectibus is the influential medieval Latin translation of Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitab al-Manazir, a foundational work that transformed the study of optics in Europe.
E1022094 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: De Aspectibus (Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir) | Statement: [Islamic optics, majorWork, De Aspectibus (Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Aspectibus (Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir)
Context triple: [Islamic optics, majorWork, De Aspectibus (Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir)]
  • A. 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.
  • B. De Admirandis Coeli Characteribus
    De Admirandis Coeli Characteribus is a 17th-century astronomical treatise by Giovanni Battista Hodierna that includes early observations and cataloging of nebulae and other celestial objects.
  • C. Treatise on Astronomy
    Treatise on Astronomy is a 19th-century textbook by American mathematician and astronomer Elias Loomis that systematically presents the fundamental principles and observations of astronomy for students and general readers.
  • D. Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
    Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is a 10th-century astronomical treatise that systematically revised and illustrated Ptolemy’s star catalog, becoming a foundational work in medieval Islamic and later European astronomy.
  • E. Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
    Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
  • 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: De Aspectibus (Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir)
Triple: [Islamic optics, majorWork, De Aspectibus (Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir)]
Generated description
De Aspectibus is the influential medieval Latin translation of Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitab al-Manazir, a foundational work that transformed the study of optics in Europe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Aspectibus (Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir)
Target entity description: De Aspectibus is the influential medieval Latin translation of Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitab al-Manazir, a foundational work that transformed the study of optics in Europe.
  • A. 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.
  • B. De Admirandis Coeli Characteribus
    De Admirandis Coeli Characteribus is a 17th-century astronomical treatise by Giovanni Battista Hodierna that includes early observations and cataloging of nebulae and other celestial objects.
  • C. Treatise on Astronomy
    Treatise on Astronomy is a 19th-century textbook by American mathematician and astronomer Elias Loomis that systematically presents the fundamental principles and observations of astronomy for students and general readers.
  • D. Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
    Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is a 10th-century astronomical treatise that systematically revised and illustrated Ptolemy’s star catalog, becoming a foundational work in medieval Islamic and later European astronomy.
  • E. Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
    Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
  • 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_69f6e290c308819090ee4436c199b57c completed May 3, 2026, 5:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6e397df5c8190a470fc5c226b027b completed May 3, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6e454f95c8190b023c5d141999dd8 completed May 3, 2026, 5:59 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:08 p.m.