Triple
T4878382
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Oliver Lodge |
E109258
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Ether of Space
The Ether of Space is a 1909 scientific and philosophical work by physicist Oliver Lodge exploring the concept of the luminiferous ether as the medium for electromagnetic phenomena and its implications for physics and cosmology.
|
E402676
|
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: The Ether of Space | Statement: [Oliver Lodge, notableWork, The Ether of Space]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ether of Space Context triple: [Oliver Lodge, notableWork, The Ether of Space]
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A.
The Currents of Space
The Currents of Space is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, exploring political intrigue, planetary exploitation, and social stratification on a distant world.
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B.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
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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.
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D.
Plates of Ether
Plates of Ether is a record within the Book of Mormon that recounts the history and spiritual experiences of the Jaredites, an ancient people in the Americas.
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E.
The Astronomer
"The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
- 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: The Ether of Space Triple: [Oliver Lodge, notableWork, The Ether of Space]
Generated description
The Ether of Space is a 1909 scientific and philosophical work by physicist Oliver Lodge exploring the concept of the luminiferous ether as the medium for electromagnetic phenomena and its implications for physics and cosmology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ether of Space Target entity description: The Ether of Space is a 1909 scientific and philosophical work by physicist Oliver Lodge exploring the concept of the luminiferous ether as the medium for electromagnetic phenomena and its implications for physics and cosmology.
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A.
The Currents of Space
The Currents of Space is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, exploring political intrigue, planetary exploitation, and social stratification on a distant world.
-
B.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
-
C.
Aether and Matter
chosen
"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.
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D.
Plates of Ether
Plates of Ether is a record within the Book of Mormon that recounts the history and spiritual experiences of the Jaredites, an ancient people in the Americas.
-
E.
The Astronomer
"The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
- 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_69bd440e9d64819083e82cf33b4d9570 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6dbd69d48190a8397d67af8f5fc8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be67ffd9e88190a2c293d16a8cbbc7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be68826e888190bff9f1757e34ce0b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be68d510a8819097337f4be4c0f831 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:27 p.m.