Pickering’s Harem
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Pickering’s Harem was an informal nickname for the group of women astronomers and human "computers" at Harvard College Observatory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who made major contributions to stellar classification and astrophysics.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pickering’s Harem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21920723 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pickering’s Harem Context triple: [Harvard Computers program, employed, Pickering’s Harem]
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A.
The Brouhaha
The Brouhaha is a track by the Beastie Boys featured on their 2004 hip-hop album "To the 5 Boroughs."
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B.
The Harem
The Harem is an orientalist painting by 19th-century French academic artist Gustave Boulanger depicting an idealized, exoticized scene of women in a secluded domestic interior.
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C.
Paradise of Bachelors
Paradise of Bachelors is an independent record label known for releasing thoughtfully curated folk, rock, and experimental music with a strong archival and art-focused aesthetic.
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D.
The Matrimonial Bed
The Matrimonial Bed is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film starring stage and screen actor Frank Fay, known for its risqué humor and marital mix-ups.
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E.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pickering’s Harem Target entity description: Pickering’s Harem was an informal nickname for the group of women astronomers and human "computers" at Harvard College Observatory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who made major contributions to stellar classification and astrophysics.
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A.
The Brouhaha
The Brouhaha is a track by the Beastie Boys featured on their 2004 hip-hop album "To the 5 Boroughs."
-
B.
The Harem
The Harem is an orientalist painting by 19th-century French academic artist Gustave Boulanger depicting an idealized, exoticized scene of women in a secluded domestic interior.
-
C.
Paradise of Bachelors
Paradise of Bachelors is an independent record label known for releasing thoughtfully curated folk, rock, and experimental music with a strong archival and art-focused aesthetic.
-
D.
The Matrimonial Bed
The Matrimonial Bed is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film starring stage and screen actor Frank Fay, known for its risqué humor and marital mix-ups.
-
E.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.