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]
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.