Triple
T9225082
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edmund Beckett Denison |
E221660
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben)
The gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben) is a precision clock mechanism designed to isolate the pendulum from external disturbances, enabling the Great Clock of Westminster to keep exceptionally accurate time.
|
E753781
|
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: gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben) | Statement: [Edmund Beckett Denison, notableWork, gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben) Context triple: [Edmund Beckett Denison, notableWork, gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben)]
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A.
Hampton Court astronomical clock
The Hampton Court astronomical clock is a 16th-century Renaissance clock at Hampton Court Palace that displays the time alongside astronomical information such as the phases of the moon and the movement of the sun.
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B.
Albert Memorial Clock
The Albert Memorial Clock is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark in central Belfast, built in Gothic style to commemorate Prince Albert.
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C.
UK Parliament clockmakers
UK Parliament clockmakers are the specialist horologists responsible for maintaining and servicing the historic clock mechanisms and bells of the Palace of Westminster, including Big Ben.
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D.
Horologium Oscillatorium
Horologium Oscillatorium is a landmark 1673 treatise by Christiaan Huygens that laid the foundations of pendulum clock theory and classical mechanics, including an early formulation of the laws of motion and the tautochrone problem.
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E.
Master Humphrey's Clock
Master Humphrey's Clock was a 19th-century weekly periodical by Charles Dickens that serialized several of his works, including the novel Barnaby Rudge.
- 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: gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben) Triple: [Edmund Beckett Denison, notableWork, gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben)]
Generated description
The gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben) is a precision clock mechanism designed to isolate the pendulum from external disturbances, enabling the Great Clock of Westminster to keep exceptionally accurate time.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben) Target entity description: The gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben) is a precision clock mechanism designed to isolate the pendulum from external disturbances, enabling the Great Clock of Westminster to keep exceptionally accurate time.
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A.
Hampton Court astronomical clock
The Hampton Court astronomical clock is a 16th-century Renaissance clock at Hampton Court Palace that displays the time alongside astronomical information such as the phases of the moon and the movement of the sun.
-
B.
Albert Memorial Clock
The Albert Memorial Clock is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark in central Belfast, built in Gothic style to commemorate Prince Albert.
-
C.
UK Parliament clockmakers
chosen
UK Parliament clockmakers are the specialist horologists responsible for maintaining and servicing the historic clock mechanisms and bells of the Palace of Westminster, including Big Ben.
-
D.
Horologium Oscillatorium
Horologium Oscillatorium is a landmark 1673 treatise by Christiaan Huygens that laid the foundations of pendulum clock theory and classical mechanics, including an early formulation of the laws of motion and the tautochrone problem.
-
E.
Master Humphrey's Clock
Master Humphrey's Clock was a 19th-century weekly periodical by Charles Dickens that serialized several of his works, including the novel Barnaby Rudge.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca83ec8db08190a9110df8232885d2 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccda9dbd1481909f35a4bee8e0b450 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d066521f288190a54b1199284db7a4 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 1:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0678b89ac8190b807e1c3b457a503 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0688d4c388190bb024b03cc86d08f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 1:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:28 p.m.