Triple
T6250941
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Friedrich Bessel |
E140043
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Besselian elements
Besselian elements are mathematical parameters introduced by Friedrich Bessel that precisely describe the geometry and timing of a solar eclipse as seen from Earth.
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E579587
|
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: Besselian elements | Statement: [Friedrich Bessel, notableFor, Besselian elements]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Besselian elements Context triple: [Friedrich Bessel, notableFor, Besselian elements]
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A.
Saros cycle
The Saros cycle is an approximately 18-year period after which nearly identical solar and lunar eclipses repeat, due to the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
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B.
Newcomb tables of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars
The Newcomb tables of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars are a set of highly accurate 19th-century astronomical tables computed by Simon Newcomb that were long used to predict the positions and motions of these celestial bodies.
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C.
Keplerian orbital elements
Keplerian orbital elements are a set of parameters that uniquely describe the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit and the position of an orbiting body along that path.
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D.
Ephemerides
Ephemerides is a 15th-century astronomical table compiled by Regiomontanus that provided highly accurate planetary positions and became a foundational tool for navigation and astronomy in early modern Europe.
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E.
Occultation
Occultation is a central Twelver Shia belief that the twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is alive but hidden from public view and will reappear at the end of times to establish justice.
- 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: Besselian elements Triple: [Friedrich Bessel, notableFor, Besselian elements]
Generated description
Besselian elements are mathematical parameters introduced by Friedrich Bessel that precisely describe the geometry and timing of a solar eclipse as seen from Earth.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Besselian elements Target entity description: Besselian elements are mathematical parameters introduced by Friedrich Bessel that precisely describe the geometry and timing of a solar eclipse as seen from Earth.
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A.
Saros cycle
The Saros cycle is an approximately 18-year period after which nearly identical solar and lunar eclipses repeat, due to the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
-
B.
Newcomb tables of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars
The Newcomb tables of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars are a set of highly accurate 19th-century astronomical tables computed by Simon Newcomb that were long used to predict the positions and motions of these celestial bodies.
-
C.
Keplerian orbital elements
Keplerian orbital elements are a set of parameters that uniquely describe the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit and the position of an orbiting body along that path.
-
D.
Ephemerides
Ephemerides is a 15th-century astronomical table compiled by Regiomontanus that provided highly accurate planetary positions and became a foundational tool for navigation and astronomy in early modern Europe.
-
E.
Occultation
Occultation is a central Twelver Shia belief that the twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is alive but hidden from public view and will reappear at the end of times to establish justice.
- 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_69c008b4858c819095b0199114a9a87b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0633dde348190bbf02a943d94e3be |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c244240b448190be3645177194ced6 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c2756cf5c88190aed2c5e0916082e7 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 11:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c275d913cc8190be3770f12c271226 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 11:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:24 p.m.