John Farey Sr.

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geologist human mathematician

John Farey Sr. was an English geologist and mathematician best known for describing the Farey sequence of rational numbers.

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John Farey Sr. canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
areaOfInfluence economic geology ⓘ
number theory ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
burialPlace St. Marylebone Parish Churchyard NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1766-01-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1826-01-06 ⓘ
described Farey sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedIn Dictionary of National Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt Woburn grammar school NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Farey NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork geology ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
mineralogy ⓘ
surveying ⓘ
genre scientific writing ⓘ
givenName John NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChild John Farey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Farey series article in Philosophical Magazine ⓘ
hasRelative Joseph Farey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samuel Farey NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor description of the Farey sequence of rational numbers ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Geological Society of London NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableStudentOrProtégé John Farey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Farey sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ
General View of the Agriculture and Minerals of Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation geologist ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
surveyor ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
England ⓘ
Woburn NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
publishedIn Philosophical Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workedOn geological survey of Derbyshire ⓘ

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Derby Philosophical Society → hasMember → John Farey Sr. ⓘ
Farey tessellation → namedAfter → John Farey Sr. ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Farey