Triple

T15478923

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Science and Civilisation in China	`E376860`	entity
Predicate	hasPart	`P35`	FINISHED
Object	Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology is a major volume in Joseph Needham’s "Science and Civilisation in China" series that examines the historical development of Chinese physics, mechanics, and related technologies.	`E1159706`	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: Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology | Statement: [Science and Civilisation in China, hasPart, Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology
Context triple: [Science and Civilisation in China, hasPart, Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology]

A. The Nature of the Physical World
The Nature of the Physical World is a 1928 book by physicist Arthur Eddington that explores the philosophical implications of modern physics, especially relativity and quantum theory, for our understanding of reality.
B. Elements of Nuclear Physics
Elements of Nuclear Physics is a foundational textbook that introduces the principles, structure, and interactions of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
C. Information and Physical Sciences
Information and Physical Sciences is an interdisciplinary graduate program at Osaka University that integrates advanced studies in information science with fundamental physical sciences.
D. Pramana – Journal of Physics
Pramana – Journal of Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all areas of physics, published by the Indian Academy of Sciences.
E. Lehrbuch der praktischen Physik
Lehrbuch der praktischen Physik is a classic German physics textbook that systematically presents experimental methods and measurements, long used as a standard reference in physics education and laboratories.
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: Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology
Triple: [Science and Civilisation in China, hasPart, Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology]

Generated description

Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology is a major volume in Joseph Needham’s "Science and Civilisation in China" series that examines the historical development of Chinese physics, mechanics, and related technologies.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology
Target entity description: Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology is a major volume in Joseph Needham’s "Science and Civilisation in China" series that examines the historical development of Chinese physics, mechanics, and related technologies.

A. The Nature of the Physical World
The Nature of the Physical World is a 1928 book by physicist Arthur Eddington that explores the philosophical implications of modern physics, especially relativity and quantum theory, for our understanding of reality.
B. Elements of Nuclear Physics
Elements of Nuclear Physics is a foundational textbook that introduces the principles, structure, and interactions of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
C. Information and Physical Sciences
Information and Physical Sciences is an interdisciplinary graduate program at Osaka University that integrates advanced studies in information science with fundamental physical sciences.
D. Pramana – Journal of Physics
Pramana – Journal of Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all areas of physics, published by the Indian Academy of Sciences.
E. Lehrbuch der praktischen Physik
Lehrbuch der praktischen Physik is a classic German physics textbook that systematically presents experimental methods and measurements, long used as a standard reference in physics education and laboratories.
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.