Triple
T4943109
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lowell Observatory |
E110983
|
entity |
| Predicate | employed |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Eugene Shoemaker
Eugene Shoemaker was an American geologist and pioneering planetary scientist best known for co-discovering Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 and helping to found the field of astrogeology.
|
E481624
|
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: Eugene Shoemaker | Statement: [Lowell Observatory, employed, Eugene Shoemaker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eugene Shoemaker Context triple: [Lowell Observatory, employed, Eugene Shoemaker]
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A.
Archie Marshek
Archie Marshek was an American film editor known for his work during Hollywood’s early sound era, including editing the 1932 thriller "The Most Dangerous Game."
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B.
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez is an American geologist best known for proposing the asteroid impact theory that explains the mass extinction event which wiped out the dinosaurs.
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C.
Carlye Adler
Carlye Adler is a journalist and author known for co-writing business and leadership books with prominent entrepreneurs and executives.
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D.
David C. Jewitt
David C. Jewitt is a British-American astronomer best known for co-discovering the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto, helping to reveal the Kuiper Belt as a major component of the solar system.
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E.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
- 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: Eugene Shoemaker Triple: [Lowell Observatory, employed, Eugene Shoemaker]
Generated description
Eugene Shoemaker was an American geologist and pioneering planetary scientist best known for co-discovering Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 and helping to found the field of astrogeology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eugene Shoemaker Target entity description: Eugene Shoemaker was an American geologist and pioneering planetary scientist best known for co-discovering Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 and helping to found the field of astrogeology.
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A.
Archie Marshek
Archie Marshek was an American film editor known for his work during Hollywood’s early sound era, including editing the 1932 thriller "The Most Dangerous Game."
-
B.
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez is an American geologist best known for proposing the asteroid impact theory that explains the mass extinction event which wiped out the dinosaurs.
-
C.
Carlye Adler
Carlye Adler is a journalist and author known for co-writing business and leadership books with prominent entrepreneurs and executives.
-
D.
David C. Jewitt
David C. Jewitt is a British-American astronomer best known for co-discovering the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto, helping to reveal the Kuiper Belt as a major component of the solar system.
-
E.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
- 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_69bd441721cc819085c7e33fe0876818 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd70a7650c8190b046b65072fd8eae |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be77c421288190bcc2d9bfdfff7198 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be79127e80819088a97e674991fc8b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be7990fd048190b3d1acaa6e3bce90 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:31 p.m.