Triple
T8345737
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Eratosthenes |
E196028
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
On the Measurement of the Earth
"On the Measurement of the Earth" is an ancient treatise in which Eratosthenes used geometric reasoning and observations of the Sun to calculate the Earth's circumference with remarkable accuracy.
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E728495
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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: On the Measurement of the Earth | Statement: [Eratosthenes, notableWork, On the Measurement of the Earth]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Measurement of the Earth Context triple: [Eratosthenes, notableWork, On the Measurement of the Earth]
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A.
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon is an ancient Greek astronomical treatise that presents one of the earliest known geometric attempts to quantify the relative sizes and distances of the Sun and Moon from Earth.
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B.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
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C.
Theory of the Earth
Theory of the Earth is James Hutton’s foundational geological work that introduced the concept of deep geological time and laid the groundwork for modern geology.
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D.
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.
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E.
The Sand Reckoner
The Sand Reckoner is a treatise by Archimedes in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the quantity of sand that could fit in the universe.
- 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: On the Measurement of the Earth Triple: [Eratosthenes, notableWork, On the Measurement of the Earth]
Generated description
"On the Measurement of the Earth" is an ancient treatise in which Eratosthenes used geometric reasoning and observations of the Sun to calculate the Earth's circumference with remarkable accuracy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Measurement of the Earth Target entity description: "On the Measurement of the Earth" is an ancient treatise in which Eratosthenes used geometric reasoning and observations of the Sun to calculate the Earth's circumference with remarkable accuracy.
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A.
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon is an ancient Greek astronomical treatise that presents one of the earliest known geometric attempts to quantify the relative sizes and distances of the Sun and Moon from Earth.
-
B.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
-
C.
Theory of the Earth
Theory of the Earth is James Hutton’s foundational geological work that introduced the concept of deep geological time and laid the groundwork for modern geology.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
The Sand Reckoner
The Sand Reckoner is a treatise by Archimedes in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the quantity of sand that could fit in the universe.
- 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_69ca82edd63c8190b876b8465464c5fa |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb7feef7e8819084ca0441d146bac7 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cdc73ccfb481908d0d189362404e09 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cdcb90bec88190a2c19681405aa13e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cdcd0fc9488190a0a576c385b9bc1f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:58 p.m.