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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
person
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| gptkbp:advocacy |
for scientific exploration funding
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
exploration_of_the_Arctic
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
the_Hollow_Earth_theory
|
| gptkbp:born |
1780
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:John_Symmes_III
|
| gptkbp:collaborations |
with other explorers
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
popularizing_the_idea_of_a_hollow_Earth
to_the_understanding_of_Earth's_structure |
| gptkbp:controversy |
the validity of his theories
with skeptics of his theories scientific_community_on_Earth's_structure |
| gptkbp:criticism |
faced from contemporaries
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
inspired myths and legends
|
| gptkbp:died |
1829
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Princeton_University
|
| gptkbp:exhibits |
to_Congress_for_funding_exploration
|
| gptkbp:explores |
of_the_North_Pole
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
advocating for exploration of the polar regions
|
| gptkbp:field |
geology
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
early 1800s America
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early advocate for polar exploration
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Symmes Jr.
|
| gptkbp:impact |
geological theories
on popular science fiction. |
| gptkbp:influence |
later science fiction authors
on future explorers |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
scientific exploration
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
hollow_Earth_theories_in_popular_culture
|
| gptkbp:involved |
early 19th-century scientific societies
in_early_American_scientific_discourse |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
theory of concentric spheres
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
in the field of geology
inspiration_for_Hollow_Earth_literature |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Symmes'_Theory_of_Concentric_Spheres
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
explorer
|
| gptkbp:philosophy |
scientific inquiry
|
| gptkbp:publications |
on geology and exploration
A_New_Theory_of_the_Earth |
| gptkbp:publicSpeaking |
lectures on geology
|
| gptkbp:recognizes |
in geological circles
|
| gptkbp:research |
Earth's_internal_structure
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_Jersey
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Symmes
|
| gptkbp:supports |
from some scientific circles
|
| gptkbp:theory |
influenced later scientific thought
Earth_has_multiple_inner_spheres of_Earth's_inner_layers |
| gptkbp:tourism |
extensively_in_the_United_States
|