Triple
T3575528
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge |
E75677
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableHolder |
P1918
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Challis
James Challis was a 19th-century English clergyman and astronomer best known for his role as director of the Cambridge Observatory during the period of the predicted discovery of Neptune.
|
E368929
|
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: James Challis | Statement: [Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, James Challis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Challis Context triple: [Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, James Challis]
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A.
James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
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B.
George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey was an American optician and telescope designer renowned for pioneering advanced reflecting telescope technologies in the early 20th century.
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C.
Edward Hodges Baily
Edward Hodges Baily was a prominent 19th-century English sculptor best known for his neoclassical works and major public monuments in London.
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D.
Charles Harrison Mason
Charles Harrison Mason was an influential African American Holiness–Pentecostal minister who became the leading figure of early Pentecostalism in the United States.
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E.
Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb was a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician renowned for his work in celestial mechanics, astronomical constants, and early studies of what became known as Benford's law.
- 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: James Challis Triple: [Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, James Challis]
Generated description
James Challis was a 19th-century English clergyman and astronomer best known for his role as director of the Cambridge Observatory during the period of the predicted discovery of Neptune.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Challis Target entity description: James Challis was a 19th-century English clergyman and astronomer best known for his role as director of the Cambridge Observatory during the period of the predicted discovery of Neptune.
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A.
James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
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B.
George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey was an American optician and telescope designer renowned for pioneering advanced reflecting telescope technologies in the early 20th century.
-
C.
Edward Hodges Baily
Edward Hodges Baily was a prominent 19th-century English sculptor best known for his neoclassical works and major public monuments in London.
-
D.
Charles Harrison Mason
Charles Harrison Mason was an influential African American Holiness–Pentecostal minister who became the leading figure of early Pentecostalism in the United States.
-
E.
Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb was a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician renowned for his work in celestial mechanics, astronomical constants, and early studies of what became known as Benford's law.
- 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_69ad85d5e3008190bdfe0bacdd1f5a1b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc0da77008190922f414b85b9cad4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3bbc077048190917260402e2ccf66 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b3bc556d2881908867daf93b509d74 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3f5b6e66c81908700d5f3df0a864d |
completed | March 13, 2026, 11:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:21 p.m.