Papers of James Gregory the elder, David Gregory (1661-1708) and David Gregory (1712-1765) 1662-1760

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Papers of James Gregory the elder, David Gregory (1661-1708) and David Gregory (1712-1765) 1662-1760

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Gregory, David, 1659-1708

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Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719

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First astronomer royal. From the description of Autograph document signed : to the Office of Ordnance, 1715 Jun. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270512435 From the description of Receipt signed : Greenwich, ordering payment to Henry Howell, 1693 Jun. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538667 ...

Papers of James Gregory the elder, David Gregory, 1661-1708 and David Gregory, 1712-1765

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Three members of the eminent academic dynasty who held many chairs in St Andrews, Edinburgh and Oxford, the Gregories were pre-eminently mathematicians. James Gregory (1638-1675), Scottish mathematician and astronomer, was born in the Manse of Drumoak, Aberdeenshire. His father, John Gregory (d. 1651), had studied at Marischal College, Aberdeen, then gone on to study theology at St Mary's College in the University of St Andrews before spending his life in the parish of D...

Gregory, James, 1638-1675

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Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727

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English natural philosopher and mathematician. From the description of Receipt signed : London?, 1718 May 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612606 From the description of Autograph notes : [n.p.], ca. 1706?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611631 From the description of Document signed : London?, 1704 Oct. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612422 Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician. From the description of Notes on ancient history and ...