Triple
T5721044
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harvard College Observatory |
E126144
|
entity |
| Predicate | notablePerson |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bart Bok
Bart Bok was a Dutch-American astronomer renowned for his work on the structure of the Milky Way and the study of dark Bok globules in interstellar space.
|
E552639
|
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: Bart Bok | Statement: [Harvard College Observatory, notablePerson, Bart Bok]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bart Bok Context triple: [Harvard College Observatory, notablePerson, Bart Bok]
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A.
Harlow Shapley
Harlow Shapley was an American astronomer best known for mapping the Milky Way’s size and structure and determining the Sun’s position within the galaxy.
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B.
A. S. Abell
A. S. Abell was an American publisher best known as the founder of the Baltimore Sun newspaper.
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C.
Jan Oort
Jan Oort was a Dutch astronomer renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way and for proposing the existence of the distant cometary reservoir now known as the Oort cloud.
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D.
Walter Baade
Walter Baade was a German astronomer whose work on variable stars and the structure of the Milky Way led to a major revision of the cosmic distance scale and our understanding of the universe’s size and age.
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E.
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
Hendrik C. van de Hulst was a Dutch astronomer and physicist best known for predicting the 21-cm hydrogen line, which became a cornerstone of radio astronomy.
- 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: Bart Bok Triple: [Harvard College Observatory, notablePerson, Bart Bok]
Generated description
Bart Bok was a Dutch-American astronomer renowned for his work on the structure of the Milky Way and the study of dark Bok globules in interstellar space.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bart Bok Target entity description: Bart Bok was a Dutch-American astronomer renowned for his work on the structure of the Milky Way and the study of dark Bok globules in interstellar space.
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A.
Harlow Shapley
Harlow Shapley was an American astronomer best known for mapping the Milky Way’s size and structure and determining the Sun’s position within the galaxy.
-
B.
A. S. Abell
A. S. Abell was an American publisher best known as the founder of the Baltimore Sun newspaper.
-
C.
Jan Oort
Jan Oort was a Dutch astronomer renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way and for proposing the existence of the distant cometary reservoir now known as the Oort cloud.
-
D.
Walter Baade
Walter Baade was a German astronomer whose work on variable stars and the structure of the Milky Way led to a major revision of the cosmic distance scale and our understanding of the universe’s size and age.
-
E.
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
Hendrik C. van de Hulst was a Dutch astronomer and physicist best known for predicting the 21-cm hydrogen line, which became a cornerstone of radio astronomy.
- 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_69c0082e3d548190950169847b43043b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c024e328e08190a67e845b296e34e9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0b0b3412c8190a4b97863e060e928 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0b1c9ebdc819089752d150b584a6f |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0b27981848190a5b7c618044241b0 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:46 p.m.