Triple
T15478905
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Science and Civilisation in China |
E376860
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colin A. Ronan
Colin A. Ronan was a British science historian and author known for his accessible works on the history of astronomy and science.
|
E1159701
|
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: Colin A. Ronan | Statement: [Science and Civilisation in China, coAuthor, Colin A. Ronan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin A. Ronan Context triple: [Science and Civilisation in China, coAuthor, Colin A. Ronan]
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A.
D. W. Brosnan
D. W. Brosnan was a prominent American railroad executive best known for leading and modernizing the Southern Railway in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Stephen P. Synnott
Stephen P. Synnott is an American astronomer known for his work with the Voyager missions, during which he discovered several moons of the outer planets.
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C.
Gareth H. McKinley
Gareth H. McKinley is a prominent mechanical engineer and rheologist known for his influential research on complex fluids and non-Newtonian flow behavior.
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D.
Ronald Norrish
Ronald Norrish was a British physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and photochemistry.
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E.
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
- 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: Colin A. Ronan Triple: [Science and Civilisation in China, coAuthor, Colin A. Ronan]
Generated description
Colin A. Ronan was a British science historian and author known for his accessible works on the history of astronomy and science.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin A. Ronan Target entity description: Colin A. Ronan was a British science historian and author known for his accessible works on the history of astronomy and science.
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A.
D. W. Brosnan
D. W. Brosnan was a prominent American railroad executive best known for leading and modernizing the Southern Railway in the mid-20th century.
-
B.
Stephen P. Synnott
Stephen P. Synnott is an American astronomer known for his work with the Voyager missions, during which he discovered several moons of the outer planets.
-
C.
Gareth H. McKinley
Gareth H. McKinley is a prominent mechanical engineer and rheologist known for his influential research on complex fluids and non-Newtonian flow behavior.
-
D.
Ronald Norrish
Ronald Norrish was a British physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and photochemistry.
-
E.
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
- 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_69d85cd21dcc81908646251b1c26ea00 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03f8a77a081909f12f13660452f4a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff2d0b3e7881908f195701fe222371 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:48 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff2e4010dc8190b0f81d03acf8ba41 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff310c2d5c819093295c45307176ec |
completed | May 9, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:34 a.m.