Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
astronomer |
gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Emmanuel_College,_Cambridge
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1618
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gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Toxteth,_Liverpool,_England
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1641
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gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Much_Hoole,_Lancashire,_England
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gptkbp:field |
gptkb:astronomy
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jeremiah Horrox
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
|
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
first predicted and observed the transit of Venus in 1639
|
gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:nationality |
English
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gptkbp:notableWork |
Observation of the Transit of Venus
|
gptkbp:occupation |
astronomer
|
gptkbp:otherName |
gptkb:Jeremiah_Horrocks
|
gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
|
gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:transit_of_Venus
planetary motion lunar theory |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jeremiah_Horrocks
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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