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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:University_of_Pittsburgh
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
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gptkbp:born
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August 22, 1834
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Edward_Langley
gptkb:Samuel_Langley_Jr.
gptkb:George_Langley
Caroline Langley
William Langley
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:Langley’s_aerodrome
pioneering work in aviation
advancements in telescope design
first powered flight in the United States
studies of solar radiation
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gptkbp:died
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February 27, 1906
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Union_College
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gptkbp:field
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aerodynamics
astrophysics
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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meteorology
ballistics
solar physics
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Samuel_Pierpont_Langley
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Samuel Langley
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh
gptkb:Orville_Wright
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:William_Whewell
gptkb:John_Herschel
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gptkbp:known_for
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development of the Langley Aerodrome
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Langley_Memorial_Aeronautical_Laboratory
gptkb:Langley_Research_Center
gptkb:Langley_Air_Force_Base
Langley’s law of motion
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_New_Astronomy
Experiments in Aerodynamics
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Physicist
gptkb:aviator
gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Ames,_New_York
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary L. Langley
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Langley_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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