Triple
T1981617
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Second voyage of James Cook |
E43037
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedInstrument |
P933
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
The Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer was an 18th-century marine timekeeper, closely modeled on John Harrison’s H4, that famously demonstrated the practicality of accurate longitude determination at sea.
|
E221228
|
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: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer | Statement: [Second voyage of James Cook, usedInstrument, Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer Context triple: [Second voyage of James Cook, usedInstrument, Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer]
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A.
Longines
Longines is a Swiss luxury watchmaker renowned for its elegant timepieces and long-standing association with equestrian sports and precision timekeeping.
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B.
Horologium Oscillatorium
Horologium Oscillatorium is a landmark 1673 treatise by Christiaan Huygens that laid the foundations of pendulum clock theory and classical mechanics, including an early formulation of the laws of motion and the tautochrone problem.
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C.
U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock
The U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock is the primary time standard of the United States, providing ultra-precise reference time for military, governmental, and global positioning system (GPS) operations.
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D.
Clock Museum
The Clock Museum is a specialized museum in Ploiești, Romania, dedicated to the history and display of clocks and timekeeping devices.
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E.
Colgate Clock
The Colgate Clock is a large, historic riverside clock and former advertising landmark located on the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City, New Jersey.
- 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: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer Triple: [Second voyage of James Cook, usedInstrument, Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer]
Generated description
The Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer was an 18th-century marine timekeeper, closely modeled on John Harrison’s H4, that famously demonstrated the practicality of accurate longitude determination at sea.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer Target entity description: The Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer was an 18th-century marine timekeeper, closely modeled on John Harrison’s H4, that famously demonstrated the practicality of accurate longitude determination at sea.
-
A.
Longines
Longines is a Swiss luxury watchmaker renowned for its elegant timepieces and long-standing association with equestrian sports and precision timekeeping.
-
B.
Horologium Oscillatorium
Horologium Oscillatorium is a landmark 1673 treatise by Christiaan Huygens that laid the foundations of pendulum clock theory and classical mechanics, including an early formulation of the laws of motion and the tautochrone problem.
-
C.
U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock
The U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock is the primary time standard of the United States, providing ultra-precise reference time for military, governmental, and global positioning system (GPS) operations.
-
D.
Clock Museum
The Clock Museum is a specialized museum in Ploiești, Romania, dedicated to the history and display of clocks and timekeeping devices.
-
E.
Colgate Clock
The Colgate Clock is a large, historic riverside clock and former advertising landmark located on the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City, New Jersey.
- 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_69a88713ddc88190a969715658ebe7a8 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb81ddddc819099acc2740de0b236 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae032e1f648190acb502b9f82fe8c2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae03b52ed08190a8c8fb8f81073bb3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae0433b90c81909af348d9a3dcdbec |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.