Triple
T14589572
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nevil Maskelyne |
E342407
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Schiehallion experiment
The Schiehallion experiment was an 18th-century geophysical study that used the gravitational attraction of a Scottish mountain to make one of the first accurate measurements of Earth's density and mass.
|
E1107751
|
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: Schiehallion experiment | Statement: [Nevil Maskelyne, notableWork, Schiehallion experiment]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schiehallion experiment Context triple: [Nevil Maskelyne, notableWork, Schiehallion experiment]
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A.
Cavendish experiment
The Cavendish experiment was an 18th-century physics experiment by Henry Cavendish that measured the tiny gravitational attraction between lead spheres, allowing the first calculation of the gravitational constant and the mass of the Earth.
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B.
Eötvös experiment
The Eötvös experiment is a classic physics test of the equivalence principle that measures whether different materials fall with the same acceleration in a gravitational field.
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C.
Ives–Stilwell experiment
The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
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D.
On the Measurement of the Earth
"On the Measurement of the Earth" is an ancient treatise in which Eratosthenes used geometric reasoning and observations of the Sun to calculate the Earth's circumference with remarkable accuracy.
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E.
Pound–Rebka experiment
The Pound–Rebka experiment was a landmark 1959 physics test that measured the gravitational redshift of gamma rays in Earth’s gravitational field, providing one of the first precise terrestrial confirmations 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: Schiehallion experiment Triple: [Nevil Maskelyne, notableWork, Schiehallion experiment]
Generated description
The Schiehallion experiment was an 18th-century geophysical study that used the gravitational attraction of a Scottish mountain to make one of the first accurate measurements of Earth's density and mass.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schiehallion experiment Target entity description: The Schiehallion experiment was an 18th-century geophysical study that used the gravitational attraction of a Scottish mountain to make one of the first accurate measurements of Earth's density and mass.
-
A.
Cavendish experiment
The Cavendish experiment was an 18th-century physics experiment by Henry Cavendish that measured the tiny gravitational attraction between lead spheres, allowing the first calculation of the gravitational constant and the mass of the Earth.
-
B.
Eötvös experiment
The Eötvös experiment is a classic physics test of the equivalence principle that measures whether different materials fall with the same acceleration in a gravitational field.
-
C.
Ives–Stilwell experiment
The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
-
D.
On the Measurement of the Earth
"On the Measurement of the Earth" is an ancient treatise in which Eratosthenes used geometric reasoning and observations of the Sun to calculate the Earth's circumference with remarkable accuracy.
-
E.
Pound–Rebka experiment
The Pound–Rebka experiment was a landmark 1959 physics test that measured the gravitational redshift of gamma rays in Earth’s gravitational field, providing one of the first precise terrestrial confirmations 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_69d822ddc0f081909cd8163c7de298cd |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb4237d88819097f3f9a40f5be152 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd94c1768881909eebb0dae15ac964 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd95e381948190b162cdd61b4dc353 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd96b9728081909404c21370bde85b |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:54 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:24 a.m.