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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
astronomer
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Royal_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1801-07-27
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Alnwick,_Northumberland,_England
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Hilda_Airy
gptkb:Wilfrid_Airy
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gptkbp:contribution
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established the Greenwich Observatory as a leading institution
improved the accuracy of astronomical observations
solved the problem of the Earth's mean density
oversaw the construction of the Greenwich Transit Circle
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1892-01-02
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Greenwich,_London,_England
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
geodesy
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:George_Biddell_Airy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir George Airy
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Greenwich_prime_meridian
gptkb:Airy_disk
gptkb:Airy_stress_function
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Airy_disk
gptkb:Airy_stress_function
establishment of Greenwich as the prime meridian
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
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gptkbp:signature
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George Biddell Airy signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Richarda_Smith
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1881
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gptkbp:termStart
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1835
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charterhouse_School
gptkb:President_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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