Prix Arago
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The Prix Arago is a French scientific prize historically awarded by the Académie des Sciences for outstanding contributions in physics and astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Prix Arago canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8803803 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prix Arago Context triple: [Léon Foucault, awardReceived, Prix Arago]
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A.
Prix Jules Janssen
The Prix Jules Janssen is a prestigious French astronomy prize awarded by the Société astronomique de France to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of astronomy.
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B.
Lalande Prize
The Lalande Prize was a prestigious 19th- and early 20th-century French astronomy award given by the French Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions to astronomical research.
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C.
Prix Ampère
The Prix Ampère is a prestigious French scientific prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences for outstanding contributions in mathematics and theoretical physics.
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D.
CNRS Gold Medal
The CNRS Gold Medal is the highest scientific distinction awarded by France’s National Centre for Scientific Research, honoring researchers for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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E.
Urbain Le Verrier Prize
The Urbain Le Verrier Prize is a prestigious French award in astronomy and astrophysics, granted by the Société Astronomique de France for outstanding research contributions in the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prix Arago Target entity description: The Prix Arago is a French scientific prize historically awarded by the Académie des Sciences for outstanding contributions in physics and astronomy.
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A.
Prix Jules Janssen
The Prix Jules Janssen is a prestigious French astronomy prize awarded by the Société astronomique de France to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of astronomy.
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B.
Lalande Prize
The Lalande Prize was a prestigious 19th- and early 20th-century French astronomy award given by the French Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions to astronomical research.
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C.
Prix Ampère
The Prix Ampère is a prestigious French scientific prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences for outstanding contributions in mathematics and theoretical physics.
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D.
CNRS Gold Medal
The CNRS Gold Medal is the highest scientific distinction awarded by France’s National Centre for Scientific Research, honoring researchers for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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E.
Urbain Le Verrier Prize
The Urbain Le Verrier Prize is a prestigious French award in astronomy and astrophysics, granted by the Société Astronomique de France for outstanding research contributions in the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French award
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scientific award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Académie des sciences (Institut de France)
ⓘ
linked to:
Académie des Sciences
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| awardedBy |
Académie des sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
Académie des Sciences
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| awardFor |
outstanding contributions in astronomy
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outstanding contributions in physics ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBodyType | national academy of sciences ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | François Arago ⓘ |
| namedAfterCountry | France ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation |
astronomer
ⓘ
physicist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prix Arago Description of subject: The Prix Arago is a French scientific prize historically awarded by the Académie des Sciences for outstanding contributions in physics and astronomy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.