Thomas Wright

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:birth_date 1711-03-23
gptkbp:child gptkb:Charles_Wright
gptkb:Henry_Wright
gptkb:Robert_Wright
gptkb:Margaret_Wright
gptkb:Charles_Wright_II
gptkb:Edward_Wright_II
gptkb:Elizabeth_Wright_II
gptkb:Francis_Wright
gptkb:Francis_Wright_II
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gptkb:Henry_Wright_II
gptkb:James_Wright_II
gptkb:John_Wright_II
gptkb:Joseph_Wright_II
gptkb:Mary_Wright_II
gptkb:Richard_Wright_II
gptkb:Robert_Wright_II
gptkb:Sarah_Wright_II
gptkb:Thomas_Wright_III
gptkb:Thomas_Wright_Jr.
gptkb:William_Wright_II
gptkb:George_Wright
gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:Edward_Wright
gptkb:Joseph_Wright
gptkb:James_Wright
gptkb:Sarah_Wright
gptkb:John_Wright
gptkb:William_Wright
Elizabeth Wright
Anne Wright
Anne Wright II
Margaret Wright II
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:optics
celestial mechanics
gptkbp:death_date 1780-02-25
gptkbp:famous_for theories of the universe
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Wright
gptkbp:influence modern astronomy
scientific revolution
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:invention reflecting telescope
improved astronomical instruments
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work The Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Wright
gptkbp:work_period gptkb:18th_century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Foreign_Policy_magazine
gptkb:Kedleston_Hall
gptkb:The_Life_of_Sir_Richard_Burton
gptkb:Captain_Thomas_Sopwith
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6