Antonio de Ulloa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:explorers
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Spanish_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Society
Spanish Enlightenment
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Dominican_Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1716-01-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Seville,_Spain
gptkbp:children gptkb:José_de_Ulloa
gptkbp:contribution scientific expeditions
geodesic measurements
mapping of the Andes
studies of the Amazon River
gptkbp:death_date 1795-07-03
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Madrid,_Spain
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
geography
natural history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antonio de Ulloa
gptkbp:influence astronomy education
natural history education
geography education
scientific community in Europe
scientific community in Latin America
scientific community in Spain
gptkbp:influenced scientific exploration
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:involvement expedition to Peru
expedition to Ecuador
expedition to Venezuela
expedition to the Caribbean
expedition to the Galapagos Islands
gptkbp:known_for observations of the transit of Venus
expedition to South America
gptkbp:legacy scientific methodology
influence on later explorers
Ulloa's law of gravitation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notable_works Relación histórica del viaje a la América meridional
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:maps
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:Iron_Age
oceanography
geology
climatology
ethnographic studies
botanical studies
geodetic surveys
zoological studies
gptkbp:spouse María de la Luz de la Vega
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Platinum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4