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Marischal School of Aberdeen, and Leiden UniversityBalliol CollegeGregory researched in his native Scotland and befriended the Edinburgh physician Archibald Pitcairne prior to travelling via Europe and proceeding his education. He inherited the papers of his uncle James Gregory, a mathematician and astronomer, which he researched thoroughly. He prospered his uncle at the University of Edinburgh in 1683, offering a background of the progress of mathematics as his inaugural lecture. In 1690, Gregory refused to swear an oath of commitment to the regime of William III and Mary II however was not removed from his post. He employed the support of Isaac Newton as well as John Flamsteed, the Astronomer Royal, in his efforts to get the Oxford chair, and was chosen in December 1691, ending up being an Other of Balliol and obtaining an Oxford doctorate in February 1692. https://penzu.com/p/1a96e0eb |
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