Triple

T6250950
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Friedrich Bessel E140043 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object Königsberg Observatory
Königsberg Observatory was a prominent 19th-century astronomical observatory in Königsberg, Prussia, known especially for Friedrich Bessel’s pioneering work in stellar parallax and precision astrometry.
 E579589 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: Königsberg Observatory | Statement: [Friedrich Bessel, employer, Königsberg Observatory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Königsberg Observatory
Context triple: [Friedrich Bessel, employer, Königsberg Observatory]
  • A. Pulkovo Observatory
    Pulkovo Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory near Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned as a major center for astronomical research and geodesy since the 19th century.
  • B. University of Tartu Old Observatory
    The University of Tartu Old Observatory is a historic 19th-century astronomical observatory in Tartu, Estonia, renowned for its role in early astrophysical research and as a landmark of Baltic scientific heritage.
  • C. Bergedorf Observatory
    Bergedorf Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory in Hamburg, Germany, known for its significant contributions to asteroid discovery and stellar research.
  • D. Belgrade Observatory
    Belgrade Observatory is Serbia’s principal astronomical and meteorological research institution, historically significant for its scientific contributions and located in the Belgrade district of Zvezdara.
  • E. Munich Observatory
    Munich Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution in Munich, Germany, known for its contributions to celestial mechanics and stellar astronomy.
  • 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: Königsberg Observatory
Triple: [Friedrich Bessel, employer, Königsberg Observatory]
Generated description
Königsberg Observatory was a prominent 19th-century astronomical observatory in Königsberg, Prussia, known especially for Friedrich Bessel’s pioneering work in stellar parallax and precision astrometry.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Königsberg Observatory
Target entity description: Königsberg Observatory was a prominent 19th-century astronomical observatory in Königsberg, Prussia, known especially for Friedrich Bessel’s pioneering work in stellar parallax and precision astrometry.
  • A. Pulkovo Observatory
    Pulkovo Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory near Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned as a major center for astronomical research and geodesy since the 19th century.
  • B. University of Tartu Old Observatory
    The University of Tartu Old Observatory is a historic 19th-century astronomical observatory in Tartu, Estonia, renowned for its role in early astrophysical research and as a landmark of Baltic scientific heritage.
  • C. Bergedorf Observatory
    Bergedorf Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory in Hamburg, Germany, known for its significant contributions to asteroid discovery and stellar research.
  • D. Belgrade Observatory
    Belgrade Observatory is Serbia’s principal astronomical and meteorological research institution, historically significant for its scientific contributions and located in the Belgrade district of Zvezdara.
  • E. Munich Observatory
    Munich Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution in Munich, Germany, known for its contributions to celestial mechanics and stellar astronomy.
  • 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.