Triple

T5721024
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Harvard College Observatory E126144 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection
The Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection is a vast historical archive of astronomical glass plate images that has preserved over a century of the night sky and underpins numerous discoveries in astrophysics and variable star research.
E126144 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: Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection | Statement: [Harvard College Observatory, hasPart, Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection
Context triple: [Harvard College Observatory, hasPart, Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection]
  • A. Harvard College Observatory
    Harvard College Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution affiliated with Harvard University, renowned for its pioneering work in observational astronomy and astrophysics.
  • B. Palomar Observatory Sky Survey
    The Palomar Observatory Sky Survey is a landmark mid-20th-century photographic mapping of the night sky that produced some of the most widely used astronomical reference images for research and discovery.
  • C. Princeton University Observatory
    Princeton University Observatory is an astronomical research facility associated with Princeton University, known for its contributions to stellar structure and evolution, particularly under the leadership of astrophysicist Martin Schwarzschild.
  • D. Houghton Library
    Houghton Library is Harvard University's principal rare books and manuscripts library, renowned for its extensive collections of literary, historical, and cultural materials.
  • E. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center
    The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center is a specialized facility that archives, processes, and distributes astronomical data from ground- and space-based telescopes for the astrophysics research community.
  • 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: Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection
Triple: [Harvard College Observatory, hasPart, Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection]
Generated description
The Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection is a vast historical archive of astronomical glass plate images that has preserved over a century of the night sky and underpins numerous discoveries in astrophysics and variable star research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection
Target entity description: The Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection is a vast historical archive of astronomical glass plate images that has preserved over a century of the night sky and underpins numerous discoveries in astrophysics and variable star research.
  • A. Harvard College Observatory chosen
    Harvard College Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution affiliated with Harvard University, renowned for its pioneering work in observational astronomy and astrophysics.
  • B. Palomar Observatory Sky Survey
    The Palomar Observatory Sky Survey is a landmark mid-20th-century photographic mapping of the night sky that produced some of the most widely used astronomical reference images for research and discovery.
  • C. Princeton University Observatory
    Princeton University Observatory is an astronomical research facility associated with Princeton University, known for its contributions to stellar structure and evolution, particularly under the leadership of astrophysicist Martin Schwarzschild.
  • D. Houghton Library
    Houghton Library is Harvard University's principal rare books and manuscripts library, renowned for its extensive collections of literary, historical, and cultural materials.
  • E. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center
    The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center is a specialized facility that archives, processes, and distributes astronomical data from ground- and space-based telescopes for the astrophysics research community.
  • F. None of above.

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_69c0082e3d548190950169847b43043b completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c024e328e08190a67e845b296e34e9 completed March 22, 2026, 5:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c05a80aefc8190b6ea35ab405ea502 completed March 22, 2026, 9:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c05c75179c819085bf56340363b48c completed March 22, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c05d2ef9488190ac0111cb6a94b1d0 completed March 22, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:46 p.m.