Triple
T14244934
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norman Robert Pogson |
E353107
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Pogson magnitude scale
The Pogson magnitude scale is a logarithmic system in astronomy that quantifies the brightness of celestial objects, defining a fixed ratio in brightness between successive magnitudes.
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E1087357
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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: Pogson magnitude scale | Statement: [Norman Robert Pogson, notableWork, Pogson magnitude scale]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pogson magnitude scale Context triple: [Norman Robert Pogson, notableWork, Pogson magnitude scale]
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A.
Ptolemaic magnitude scale
The Ptolemaic magnitude scale is an ancient astronomical system, originating with Claudius Ptolemy, that ranks stars by their apparent brightness in six broad classes from first (brightest) to sixth (faintest) magnitude.
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B.
Photometria
Photometria is an influential 1760 treatise by Johann Heinrich Lambert that laid the foundations of photometry by quantitatively describing the measurement and behavior of light.
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C.
Kardashev scale
The Kardashev scale is a theoretical framework that classifies civilizations by the amount of energy they can harness and use, ranging from planetary to galactic levels.
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D.
Armagh Catalogue of Stars
The Armagh Catalogue of Stars is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog compiled at Armagh Observatory, listing precise positions and related data for thousands of stars.
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E.
Eddington
Eddington is a surname most famously associated with Arthur Stanley Eddington, the influential English astrophysicist who helped confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
- 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: Pogson magnitude scale Triple: [Norman Robert Pogson, notableWork, Pogson magnitude scale]
Generated description
The Pogson magnitude scale is a logarithmic system in astronomy that quantifies the brightness of celestial objects, defining a fixed ratio in brightness between successive magnitudes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pogson magnitude scale Target entity description: The Pogson magnitude scale is a logarithmic system in astronomy that quantifies the brightness of celestial objects, defining a fixed ratio in brightness between successive magnitudes.
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A.
Ptolemaic magnitude scale
The Ptolemaic magnitude scale is an ancient astronomical system, originating with Claudius Ptolemy, that ranks stars by their apparent brightness in six broad classes from first (brightest) to sixth (faintest) magnitude.
-
B.
Photometria
Photometria is an influential 1760 treatise by Johann Heinrich Lambert that laid the foundations of photometry by quantitatively describing the measurement and behavior of light.
-
C.
Kardashev scale
The Kardashev scale is a theoretical framework that classifies civilizations by the amount of energy they can harness and use, ranging from planetary to galactic levels.
-
D.
Armagh Catalogue of Stars
The Armagh Catalogue of Stars is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog compiled at Armagh Observatory, listing precise positions and related data for thousands of stars.
-
E.
Eddington
Eddington is a surname most famously associated with Arthur Stanley Eddington, the influential English astrophysicist who helped confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
- 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_69d8278adc7c8190a9218d69bce3c4e6 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de6245d6a481909ef665748cd4d64c |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd282571ec819080d187ecec3ed925 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd2a9da52481909f580eb0df3e1922 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd2b270c9c8190a573e53ca9af4e4b |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:08 a.m.