Triple
T1465609
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Simon Newcomb |
E27014
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
The Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac was the chief scientific official responsible for overseeing the production of the United States’ authoritative astronomical and navigational tables used by astronomers and mariners.
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E4501
|
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: Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac | Statement: [Simon Newcomb, positionHeld, Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Context triple: [Simon Newcomb, positionHeld, Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac]
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A.
Ernest W. Bowditch
Ernest W. Bowditch was a prominent American landscape architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for designing grounds for major estates and public spaces in the United States.
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B.
Secretary of the Board of Longitude
The Secretary of the Board of Longitude was an official role in the British government responsible for administering and recording the work of the Board, which oversaw efforts to solve the problem of determining longitude at sea.
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C.
Nathaniel Bowditch
Nathaniel Bowditch was an American mathematician and astronomer best known for his influential work in celestial navigation and his book "The New American Practical Navigator."
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D.
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation was a former senior U.S. Navy administrative position responsible for personnel management and related naval affairs before being succeeded by the Chief of Naval Personnel.
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E.
Astronomer Royal
The Astronomer Royal is a senior official title in the United Kingdom historically given to the leading royal astronomer responsible for advancing astronomical research and advising the Crown.
- 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: Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Triple: [Simon Newcomb, positionHeld, Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac]
Generated description
The Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac was the chief scientific official responsible for overseeing the production of the United States’ authoritative astronomical and navigational tables used by astronomers and mariners.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Target entity description: The Superintendent of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac was the chief scientific official responsible for overseeing the production of the United States’ authoritative astronomical and navigational tables used by astronomers and mariners.
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A.
Ernest W. Bowditch
Ernest W. Bowditch was a prominent American landscape architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for designing grounds for major estates and public spaces in the United States.
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B.
Secretary of the Board of Longitude
The Secretary of the Board of Longitude was an official role in the British government responsible for administering and recording the work of the Board, which oversaw efforts to solve the problem of determining longitude at sea.
-
C.
Nathaniel Bowditch
chosen
Nathaniel Bowditch was an American mathematician and astronomer best known for his influential work in celestial navigation and his book "The New American Practical Navigator."
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D.
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation was a former senior U.S. Navy administrative position responsible for personnel management and related naval affairs before being succeeded by the Chief of Naval Personnel.
-
E.
Astronomer Royal
The Astronomer Royal is a senior official title in the United Kingdom historically given to the leading royal astronomer responsible for advancing astronomical research and advising the Crown.
- F. None of above.
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_69a496d25d6881909dbd84f86d763992 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c5bb4e288190997c7e8985e9a2bd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad0e7c8a608190b3ca574c118e89b5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad0f462d708190afa0c2df1e043946 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad0fb331e881908455844135bb3208 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:01 p.m.