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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1893-08-15
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Pukekohe,_New_Zealand
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1950-12-11
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Auckland
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:HM_Nautical_Almanac_Office
gptkb:Scientific_Computing_Service_Ltd.
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:astronomy
computational mathematics
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Scientific_Computing_Service_Ltd.
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Leslie_John_Comrie
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Leslie J. Comrie
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gptkbp:knownFor
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mechanical computation
use of punched card equipment in astronomy
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_London
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:New_Zealand
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gptkbp:notableWork
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introduction of punched card equipment to astronomical calculations
improvements to the Nautical Almanac
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gptkbp:occupation
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astronomer
pioneer of scientific computing
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gptkbp:spouse
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Evelyn Comrie
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:crater_Comrie
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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