Triple
T6250966
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Friedrich Bessel |
E140043
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEponym |
P12247
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Besselian year
A Besselian year is a time interval used in astronomy, defined with respect to the Sun’s mean position relative to the stars and historically used as a reference for star catalogs and celestial coordinates.
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E579592
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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 year | Statement: [Friedrich Bessel, hasEponym, Besselian year]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Besselian year Context triple: [Friedrich Bessel, hasEponym, Besselian year]
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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.
Barycentric Dynamical Time
Barycentric Dynamical Time is a relativistic time scale used in celestial mechanics and ephemerides, defined for an observer at the solar system’s barycenter to accurately model planetary and spacecraft motions.
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C.
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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D.
Metonic cycle
The Metonic cycle is a 19-year astronomical period after which the phases of the Moon recur on the same days of the solar year, forming the basis for many lunisolar calendars.
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E.
Milanković calendar
The Milanković calendar is a 20th-century reform of the Julian calendar, designed by Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković to more accurately align the civil year with the solar year and used by some Eastern Orthodox churches.
- 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 year Triple: [Friedrich Bessel, hasEponym, Besselian year]
Generated description
A Besselian year is a time interval used in astronomy, defined with respect to the Sun’s mean position relative to the stars and historically used as a reference for star catalogs and celestial coordinates.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Besselian year Target entity description: A Besselian year is a time interval used in astronomy, defined with respect to the Sun’s mean position relative to the stars and historically used as a reference for star catalogs and celestial coordinates.
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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.
Barycentric Dynamical Time
Barycentric Dynamical Time is a relativistic time scale used in celestial mechanics and ephemerides, defined for an observer at the solar system’s barycenter to accurately model planetary and spacecraft motions.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Metonic cycle
The Metonic cycle is a 19-year astronomical period after which the phases of the Moon recur on the same days of the solar year, forming the basis for many lunisolar calendars.
-
E.
Milanković calendar
The Milanković calendar is a 20th-century reform of the Julian calendar, designed by Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković to more accurately align the civil year with the solar year and used by some Eastern Orthodox churches.
- 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.