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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1801-07-27
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gptkbp:birth_place
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Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:death_date
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1892-01-02
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gptkbp:death_place
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Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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gptkb:optics
Geodesy
Celestial mechanics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George B. Airy
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:Quantum_mechanics
Engineering
Geophysics
Mathematical modeling
Meteorology
Navigation
Seismology
Surveying
Theoretical physics
Statistical mechanics
Applied mathematics
Mathematical physics
Computational physics
Optical engineering
Modern astronomy
Relativity theory
Astronomical instrumentation
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin
gptkb:John_Couch_Adams
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gptkbp:invention
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Airy function
Airy telescope
Airy wave equation
Airy pattern
Airy phase
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gptkbp:known_for
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Astronomical observations
Airy disk
Airy's equation
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_students
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:Physicist
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gptkbp:position
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gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
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gptkbp:spouse
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Eleanor Airy
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gptkbp:term_end
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1881
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gptkbp:term_start
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1835
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Isaac_H._Church
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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