Triple
T1588582
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
E34123
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Samuel Pierpont Langley |
E94013
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Samuel Pierpont Langley | Statement: [Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, foundedBy, Samuel Pierpont Langley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Pierpont Langley Context triple: [Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, foundedBy, Samuel Pierpont Langley]
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A.
Samuel Pierpont Langley
chosen
Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American astronomer, physicist, and aviation pioneer known for his early experiments with heavier-than-air flight and for serving as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
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B.
Robert H. Goddard
Robert H. Goddard was an American physicist and engineer widely regarded as the father of modern rocketry for pioneering the development of liquid-fueled rockets.
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C.
Alexander Lyman Holley
Alexander Lyman Holley was a prominent 19th-century American mechanical engineer and steel industry pioneer who helped introduce and advance the Bessemer process in the United States.
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D.
Orville Wright
Orville Wright was an American aviation pioneer who, with his brother Wilbur, achieved the first controlled, powered airplane flight and helped usher in the era of modern aviation.
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E.
John W. Draper
John W. Draper was a 19th-century American scientist, philosopher, and historian known for his pioneering work in photochemistry and early contributions to scientific institutions.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a885fceb2c8190b47e0f7c0aefbff0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9090c8e488190aa25893c5ef0fe22 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad469eaf588190ac6db1c8fb7fa04e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.