Triple
T8178600
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lick Observatory |
E191002
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasInstrument |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | 120-inch Shane reflector |
E664259
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: 120-inch Shane reflector | Statement: [Lick Observatory, hasInstrument, 120-inch Shane reflector]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 120-inch Shane reflector Context triple: [Lick Observatory, hasInstrument, 120-inch Shane reflector]
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A.
120-inch Shane reflector
chosen
The 120-inch Shane reflector is a large optical telescope at Lick Observatory that has been a major instrument for astronomical research since the mid-20th century.
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B.
140 Foot Telescope
The 140 Foot Telescope is a large single-dish radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, historically used for a wide range of radio astronomy research.
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C.
11-inch Clark refractor
The 11-inch Clark refractor is a historic, high-quality refracting telescope built by Alvan Clark & Sons, notable for its role in pioneering astrophotographic and spectroscopic observations in the late 19th century.
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D.
Maksutov telescope
A Maksutov telescope is a compact catadioptric reflecting telescope that uses a meniscus corrector lens to deliver sharp, well-corrected images with relatively simple alignment and maintenance.
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E.
100-inch Hooker telescope
The 100-inch Hooker telescope is a historic reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, famous for Edwin Hubble’s observations that revealed the expanding universe and established galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca82c4538081909404325aa5639483 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb4abb66bc81908d758c7af2e23ac6 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 4:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ccbf7f02d08190a6cedc37b64a0d9e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.