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Stephen Gray

British astronomer.

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Sex or Gender

Male

Member Of

Royal Society

Place of Birth

Canterbury

Place of Death

London

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Instance Of

Human

Date of Death

2/7/1736

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal
 (1731)
Award Rationale
: For his new Electrical Experiments: - as an encouragement to him for the readiness he has always shown in obliging the Society with his discoveries and improvements in this part of Natural Knowledge.
Point in Time
: 1731
Copley Medal
 (1732)
Award Rationale
: For the Experiments he made for the year 1732.
Point in Time
: 1732

Given Name

Stephen

Occupation

Astronomer
Physicist
Chemist

Date of Birth

December 1666

Described by Source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
Page(s)
:91

Family Name

Gray

Ethnic Group

English People
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Source Known to Be Unreliable

Employer

University of Cambridge

Field of Work

Chemistry
Physics

Influenced By

John Flamsteed
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