Triple

T4532908
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mary Somerville E106338 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences is an influential 1834 scientific treatise by Mary Somerville that synthesizes contemporary knowledge across astronomy, physics, and other disciplines to highlight their underlying unity.
E450824 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 Connexion of the Physical Sciences | Statement: [Mary Somerville, notableWork, On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
Context triple: [Mary Somerville, notableWork, On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences]
  • A. The Nature of the Physical World
    The Nature of the Physical World is a 1928 book by physicist Arthur Eddington that explores the philosophical implications of modern physics, especially relativity and quantum theory, for our understanding of reality.
  • B. Science and Hypothesis
    Science and Hypothesis is a foundational 1902 work of philosophy of science by Henri Poincaré that explores the role of convention, intuition, and mathematical reasoning in the development of scientific theories.
  • C. Aether and Matter
    "Aether and Matter" is a 1900 physics treatise by Joseph Larmor that develops an electron-based theory of matter and electromagnetism within the framework of the luminiferous ether.
  • D. On the Physical Basis of Life
    "On the Physical Basis of Life" is a seminal 19th-century essay by biologist Thomas Henry Huxley that argues for a materialistic, scientific explanation of life processes.
  • E. Science and Method
    Science and Method is a philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the foundations, methods, and logical structure of scientific inquiry and mathematical thought.
  • 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 Connexion of the Physical Sciences
Triple: [Mary Somerville, notableWork, On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences]
Generated description
On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences is an influential 1834 scientific treatise by Mary Somerville that synthesizes contemporary knowledge across astronomy, physics, and other disciplines to highlight their underlying unity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
Target entity description: On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences is an influential 1834 scientific treatise by Mary Somerville that synthesizes contemporary knowledge across astronomy, physics, and other disciplines to highlight their underlying unity.
  • A. The Nature of the Physical World
    The Nature of the Physical World is a 1928 book by physicist Arthur Eddington that explores the philosophical implications of modern physics, especially relativity and quantum theory, for our understanding of reality.
  • B. Science and Hypothesis
    Science and Hypothesis is a foundational 1902 work of philosophy of science by Henri Poincaré that explores the role of convention, intuition, and mathematical reasoning in the development of scientific theories.
  • C. Aether and Matter
    "Aether and Matter" is a 1900 physics treatise by Joseph Larmor that develops an electron-based theory of matter and electromagnetism within the framework of the luminiferous ether.
  • D. On the Physical Basis of Life
    "On the Physical Basis of Life" is a seminal 19th-century essay by biologist Thomas Henry Huxley that argues for a materialistic, scientific explanation of life processes.
  • E. Science and Method
    Science and Method is a philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the foundations, methods, and logical structure of scientific inquiry and mathematical thought.
  • 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_69bd43f3d6e08190a91824f833d51bbe completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd579f27ac8190ae9a4252109e56e1 completed March 20, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdacea41bc8190b49c9d1a31d7930f completed March 20, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdb220bc6481908955c5c953bbfb97 completed March 20, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdb2871e3481908d143c52d9e7141f completed March 20, 2026, 8:48 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:03 p.m.