Triple
T4585399
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Rowan Hamilton |
E101954
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Royal Astronomer of Ireland
The Royal Astronomer of Ireland was a prestigious scientific office historically associated with directing astronomical research and observations in Ireland, notably held by mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton.
|
E68251
|
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: Royal Astronomer of Ireland | Statement: [William Rowan Hamilton, 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: [William Rowan Hamilton, positionHeld, Royal Astronomer of Ireland]
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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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Sir George Airy
Sir George Airy was a 19th-century British astronomer and Astronomer Royal renowned for his influential work in celestial mechanics, geodesy, and timekeeping.
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D.
Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
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E.
Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse
Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse, was a 19th-century Irish peer and politician known for his regional leadership roles and service within the British aristocratic and administrative system.
- 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: Royal Astronomer of Ireland Triple: [William Rowan Hamilton, positionHeld, Royal Astronomer of Ireland]
Generated description
The Royal Astronomer of Ireland was a prestigious scientific office historically associated with directing astronomical research and observations in Ireland, notably held by mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton.
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 prestigious scientific office historically associated with directing astronomical research and observations in Ireland, notably held by mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton.
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A.
Astronomer Royal
chosen
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.
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.
-
C.
Sir George Airy
Sir George Airy was a 19th-century British astronomer and Astronomer Royal renowned for his influential work in celestial mechanics, geodesy, and timekeeping.
-
D.
Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
-
E.
Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse
Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse, was a 19th-century Irish peer and politician known for his regional leadership roles and service within the British aristocratic and administrative system.
- 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_69bd43d4ce208190b53158c882b222e3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd59056bb48190ba1e0b5beda9bdc4 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bde0aa114881909fe446bf86c675e7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bde14843148190a0b5fa0ad1d805d9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bde1b2efb48190a5ab83fa6c257df2 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.