Triple

T21671612
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject E. T. Whittaker E534858 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Royal Astronomer of Ireland NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Royal Astronomer of Ireland | Statement: [E. T. Whittaker, positionHeld, Royal Astronomer of Ireland]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Astronomer of Ireland
Context triple: [E. T. Whittaker, positionHeld, Royal Astronomer of Ireland]
  • A. Astronomer Royal
    The Astronomer Royal is a senior official title in the United Kingdom historically given to the leading royal astronomer responsible for advancing astronomical research and advising the Crown.
  • B. President of the Royal Astronomical Society
    The President of the Royal Astronomical Society is the elected head of the United Kingdom’s leading professional body for astronomy and geophysics, overseeing its scientific, organizational, and public outreach activities.
  • C. Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
    The Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Cambridge dedicated to advanced research and teaching in astronomy and mathematics.
  • D. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
    Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society is a prestigious post-nominal title awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of astronomy or related sciences, recognizing their professional standing within the Royal Astronomical Society.
  • E. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
    The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by some of the world's most influential scientists.
  • 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: Royal Astronomer of Ireland
Target entity description: The Royal Astronomer of Ireland was a senior scientific post historically responsible for leading astronomical research and observations in Ireland, traditionally associated with Dunsink Observatory near Dublin.
  • A. Astronomer Royal
    The Astronomer Royal is a senior official title in the United Kingdom historically given to the leading royal astronomer responsible for advancing astronomical research and advising the Crown.
  • B. President of the Royal Astronomical Society
    The President of the Royal Astronomical Society is the elected head of the United Kingdom’s leading professional body for astronomy and geophysics, overseeing its scientific, organizational, and public outreach activities.
  • C. Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
    The Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Cambridge dedicated to advanced research and teaching in astronomy and mathematics.
  • D. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
    Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society is a prestigious post-nominal title awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of astronomy or related sciences, recognizing their professional standing within the Royal Astronomical Society.
  • E. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
    The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by some of the world's most influential scientists.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69e0c46898008190aa618a4af55bd1ee completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ef8a0badd08190ad2ec2b8e46be379 completed April 27, 2026, 4:08 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:37 p.m.