Triple
T6950492
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Renwick Sr. |
E160906
|
entity |
| Predicate | wrote |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Treatise on the Steam Engine
Treatise on the Steam Engine is a 19th-century technical work that systematically explains the principles, design, and operation of steam engines during the early industrial era.
|
E630664
|
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: Treatise on the Steam Engine | Statement: [James Renwick Sr., wrote, Treatise on the Steam Engine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treatise on the Steam Engine Context triple: [James Renwick Sr., wrote, Treatise on the Steam Engine]
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A.
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire is an 1824 treatise by Sadi Carnot that laid the foundations of thermodynamics by analyzing the efficiency and principles of heat engines.
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B.
Watt steam engine
The Watt steam engine was a vastly improved steam engine developed in the late 18th century that greatly increased efficiency and helped power the Industrial Revolution.
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C.
A System of Mechanics
"A System of Mechanics" is a scientific work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that presents a structured treatment of the principles and laws governing mechanical phenomena.
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D.
Newcomen atmospheric engine
The Newcomen atmospheric engine was an early 18th-century steam-powered pumping engine used primarily to remove water from mines, representing one of the first practical applications of steam power in industry.
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E.
Essai sur les machines en général
Essai sur les machines en général is a foundational treatise on mechanics and the theory of machines written by French mathematician and engineer Lazare Carnot.
- 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: Treatise on the Steam Engine Triple: [James Renwick Sr., wrote, Treatise on the Steam Engine]
Generated description
Treatise on the Steam Engine is a 19th-century technical work that systematically explains the principles, design, and operation of steam engines during the early industrial era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treatise on the Steam Engine Target entity description: Treatise on the Steam Engine is a 19th-century technical work that systematically explains the principles, design, and operation of steam engines during the early industrial era.
-
A.
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire is an 1824 treatise by Sadi Carnot that laid the foundations of thermodynamics by analyzing the efficiency and principles of heat engines.
-
B.
Watt steam engine
The Watt steam engine was a vastly improved steam engine developed in the late 18th century that greatly increased efficiency and helped power the Industrial Revolution.
-
C.
A System of Mechanics
"A System of Mechanics" is a scientific work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that presents a structured treatment of the principles and laws governing mechanical phenomena.
-
D.
Newcomen atmospheric engine
The Newcomen atmospheric engine was an early 18th-century steam-powered pumping engine used primarily to remove water from mines, representing one of the first practical applications of steam power in industry.
-
E.
Essai sur les machines en général
Essai sur les machines en général is a foundational treatise on mechanics and the theory of machines written by French mathematician and engineer Lazare Carnot.
- 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_69c68850419081909fb426b8f5a304c7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6daaeb66c8190a62b32a2c22f166a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c758797228819089362f137e9eb747 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c759a5eebc8190934ea04a2ce20287 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c75a19d27c819089cfa625dfccfe6f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:29 p.m.