James Gregory

James Gregory was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. His surname is sometimes spelt as Gregorie, the original Scottish spelling.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Who was born first?

• James Gregory was born 1 year after Jan van der Heyden
• James Gregory was born 3 years after Robert Hooke
• James Gregory was born 9 years after Christiaan Huygens
• James Gregory was born 12 years before Thomas Savery
• James Gregory was born 17 years before Bartolomeo Cristofori

Timeline

1. Christiaan HuygensApril 14, 1629 – July 8, 1695
2. Robert HookeJuly 18, 1635 – March 3, 1703
3. Jan van der HeydenMarch 5, 1637 – March 28, 1712
4. James Gregory (this page)November 1638 – October 1675
5. Thomas Savery1650 – May 1715
6. Bartolomeo CristoforiMay 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731

Related

• Albert EinsteinMarch 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955
• Leonardo da VinciApril 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519
• Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642
• Thomas EdisonFebruary 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
• Archimedescirca 287 BC – 212 BC
• Steve JobsFebruary 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
• Nikola TeslaJuly 10, 1856 – January 7, 1943
• Henry FordJuly 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947