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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Astronomer
Mathematician
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:awards
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Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1638-11-10
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gptkbp:bornIn
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gptkb:Montrose,_Scotland
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:St._Andrews_Cathedral
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:James_Gregory_Jr.
gptkb:John_Gregory
gptkb:Robert_Gregory
gptkb:Elizabeth_Gregory
gptkb:Mary_Gregory
Margaret_Gregory
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gptkbp:contribution
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Development of calculus
Studies in optics
Telescope_advancements
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1675-10-16
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_St_Andrews
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:field
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Astronomy
Mathematics
Physics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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James Gregory
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkb:Isaac_Barrow
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Calculus
Optics
Telescope_design
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on later mathematicians
Advancements in mathematical physics
Contributions to scientific method
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gptkbp:notableAlumni
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gptkb:Gregory–Newton_series
gptkb:Gregory_series
Gregory's_theorem
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gptkbp:portrait
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Painted_by_John_Michael_Wright
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:St_Andrews,_Scotland
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gptkbp:spouse
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Margaret_Gregory
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Vera_Circuli_et_Hyperbolae_Quadratura
Geometriae Pars Universalis
Astronomiae Pars Optica
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