Triple
T4585419
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Rowan Hamilton |
E101954
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
On a General Method in Dynamics
"On a General Method in Dynamics" is a foundational 19th-century paper by William Rowan Hamilton that introduced Hamiltonian mechanics, reformulating classical dynamics in terms of generalized coordinates and conjugate momenta.
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E455349
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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: On a General Method in Dynamics | Statement: [William Rowan Hamilton, notableWork, On a General Method in Dynamics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On a General Method in Dynamics Context triple: [William Rowan Hamilton, notableWork, On a General Method in Dynamics]
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A.
On the rotation of a solid body about a fixed point
"On the Rotation of a Solid Body About a Fixed Point" is a landmark mathematical treatise in rigid body dynamics that contributed fundamentally to the theory of differential equations and classical mechanics.
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B.
Vorlesungen über Dynamik
Vorlesungen über Dynamik is a posthumously published collection of lectures by mathematician Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi that significantly advanced the analytical foundations of classical mechanics and dynamical systems.
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C.
The Science of Mechanics
The Science of Mechanics is Ernst Mach’s influential treatise that critically examines the foundations of classical mechanics and helped shape the development of modern physics and the philosophy of science.
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D.
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases is a foundational 1860 scientific paper by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced key ideas of kinetic theory and the statistical behavior of gas molecules.
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E.
Traité de dynamique
Traité de dynamique is an influential 1743 treatise by Jean d’Alembert that helped formalize classical mechanics and introduced what is now known as d’Alembert’s principle.
- 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: On a General Method in Dynamics Triple: [William Rowan Hamilton, notableWork, On a General Method in Dynamics]
Generated description
"On a General Method in Dynamics" is a foundational 19th-century paper by William Rowan Hamilton that introduced Hamiltonian mechanics, reformulating classical dynamics in terms of generalized coordinates and conjugate momenta.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On a General Method in Dynamics Target entity description: "On a General Method in Dynamics" is a foundational 19th-century paper by William Rowan Hamilton that introduced Hamiltonian mechanics, reformulating classical dynamics in terms of generalized coordinates and conjugate momenta.
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A.
On the rotation of a solid body about a fixed point
"On the Rotation of a Solid Body About a Fixed Point" is a landmark mathematical treatise in rigid body dynamics that contributed fundamentally to the theory of differential equations and classical mechanics.
-
B.
Vorlesungen über Dynamik
Vorlesungen über Dynamik is a posthumously published collection of lectures by mathematician Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi that significantly advanced the analytical foundations of classical mechanics and dynamical systems.
-
C.
The Science of Mechanics
The Science of Mechanics is Ernst Mach’s influential treatise that critically examines the foundations of classical mechanics and helped shape the development of modern physics and the philosophy of science.
-
D.
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases is a foundational 1860 scientific paper by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced key ideas of kinetic theory and the statistical behavior of gas molecules.
-
E.
Traité de dynamique
Traité de dynamique is an influential 1743 treatise by Jean d’Alembert that helped formalize classical mechanics and introduced what is now known as d’Alembert’s principle.
- 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_69bd43d4ce208190b53158c882b222e3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd59056bb48190ba1e0b5beda9bdc4 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bde0aa114881909fe446bf86c675e7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bde14843148190a0b5fa0ad1d805d9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bde1b2efb48190a5ab83fa6c257df2 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.