Triple
T7251476
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Method of Mechanical Theorems |
E157610
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedWork |
P37
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FINISHED |
| Object | On the Sphere and Cylinder |
E156206
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: On the Sphere and Cylinder | Statement: [The Method of Mechanical Theorems, relatedWork, On the Sphere and Cylinder]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Sphere and Cylinder Context triple: [The Method of Mechanical Theorems, relatedWork, On the Sphere and Cylinder]
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A.
On the Sphere and Cylinder
chosen
On the Sphere and Cylinder is a foundational mathematical treatise by Archimedes in which he develops key results in geometry, including the relationships between the surface areas and volumes of spheres and cylinders.
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B.
On Conoids and Spheroids
"On Conoids and Spheroids" is a mathematical treatise by Archimedes in which he investigates the geometry, volumes, and surface areas of solids generated by rotating conic sections.
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C.
The Method of Mechanical Theorems
The Method of Mechanical Theorems is a treatise by Archimedes in which he uses heuristic mechanical arguments, involving balances and centers of mass, to discover and justify results in geometry and calculus-like area and volume calculations.
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D.
Quadrature of the Parabola
Quadrature of the Parabola is a treatise by Archimedes in which he determines the area of a parabolic segment using an early form of infinite series and geometric summation.
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E.
On the Measurement of the Circle
On the Measurement of the Circle is a mathematical treatise by Archimedes in which he rigorously approximates the value of π and explores properties of circles.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c6882d81d4819085f7ff862951ee4f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ea7ae0e48190bd80c91bad1976c6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7db1278b08190bab9f01287040492 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:56 p.m.