Triple
T1691816
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Edward Keeler |
E36565
|
entity |
| Predicate | workLocation |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lick Observatory
Lick Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory located on Mount Hamilton in California, known for its pioneering research and large refracting telescope.
|
E191002
|
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: Lick Observatory | Statement: [James Edward Keeler, workLocation, Lick Observatory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lick Observatory Context triple: [James Edward Keeler, workLocation, Lick Observatory]
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A.
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution in Flagstaff, Arizona, renowned for its role in major discoveries including the identification of Pluto.
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B.
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona known for its optical and gamma-ray telescopes used to study the universe.
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C.
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in California known for its large telescopes and significant contributions to the discovery and study of celestial objects.
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D.
Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, known for its distinctive Romanesque architecture and long-standing role in teaching and research in astronomy.
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E.
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory in Wisconsin renowned for housing one of the world’s largest refracting telescopes and for its influential role in 20th-century astrophysical research.
- 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: Lick Observatory Triple: [James Edward Keeler, workLocation, Lick Observatory]
Generated description
Lick Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory located on Mount Hamilton in California, known for its pioneering research and large refracting telescope.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lick Observatory Target entity description: Lick Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory located on Mount Hamilton in California, known for its pioneering research and large refracting telescope.
-
A.
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution in Flagstaff, Arizona, renowned for its role in major discoveries including the identification of Pluto.
-
B.
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona known for its optical and gamma-ray telescopes used to study the universe.
-
C.
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in California known for its large telescopes and significant contributions to the discovery and study of celestial objects.
-
D.
Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, known for its distinctive Romanesque architecture and long-standing role in teaching and research in astronomy.
-
E.
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory in Wisconsin renowned for housing one of the world’s largest refracting telescopes and for its influential role in 20th-century astrophysical research.
- 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_69a886151508819084fa7f1ce6e05577 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa6298fa748190acabb9f1d42bd3f5 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad79947c908190b807205bd44c3254 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad7a1223fc8190b7d62217c17f7517 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad7b0787c88190a59a815fa808ac6b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.