Triple

T2667157
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Elias Loomis E55662 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object An Introduction to Practical Astronomy
"An Introduction to Practical Astronomy" is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Elias Loomis that systematically teaches observational and positional astronomy for students and amateur astronomers.
E288300 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: An Introduction to Practical Astronomy | Statement: [Elias Loomis, notableWork, An Introduction to Practical Astronomy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Introduction to Practical Astronomy
Context triple: [Elias Loomis, notableWork, An Introduction to Practical Astronomy]
  • A. A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy
    A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Simon Newcomb that systematically presents the mathematical and theoretical principles underlying positional astronomy and celestial mechanics.
  • B. Photometria
    Photometria is an influential 1760 treatise by Johann Heinrich Lambert that laid the foundations of photometry by quantitatively describing the measurement and behavior of light.
  • C. The Astronomer
    "The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
  • D. Popular Astronomy
    Popular Astronomy is an influential 19th-century book by astronomer Simon Newcomb that introduced key astronomical concepts to a broad general audience.
  • E. The Moon & The Sky
    The Moon & The Sky is a music production team known for contributing to the distinctive sound of Kid Cudi’s album "Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager."
  • 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: An Introduction to Practical Astronomy
Triple: [Elias Loomis, notableWork, An Introduction to Practical Astronomy]
Generated description
"An Introduction to Practical Astronomy" is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Elias Loomis that systematically teaches observational and positional astronomy for students and amateur astronomers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Introduction to Practical Astronomy
Target entity description: "An Introduction to Practical Astronomy" is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Elias Loomis that systematically teaches observational and positional astronomy for students and amateur astronomers.
  • A. A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy
    A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Simon Newcomb that systematically presents the mathematical and theoretical principles underlying positional astronomy and celestial mechanics.
  • B. Photometria
    Photometria is an influential 1760 treatise by Johann Heinrich Lambert that laid the foundations of photometry by quantitatively describing the measurement and behavior of light.
  • C. The Physical Universe
    The Physical Universe is a widely used introductory astronomy and astrophysics textbook by Frank H. Shu that provides a rigorous, calculus-based overview of the structure and behavior of the cosmos.
  • D. The Astronomer
    "The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
  • E. Popular Astronomy
    Popular Astronomy is an influential 19th-century book by astronomer Simon Newcomb that introduced key astronomical concepts to a broad general audience.
  • 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_69ab49e54de48190be708cd1cf8be073 completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd97040e48190b0a87489f108810e completed March 7, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afa05b008881908049751b73e800d0 completed March 10, 2026, 4:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afa21322248190bd472fc7578840fe completed March 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afa286c218819084a525556cb7b3e3 completed March 10, 2026, 4:48 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.