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Stephen Gray

1666 - 1736

Stephen Gray

Stephen Gray (December 1666 – 7 February 1736) was an English dyer and astronomer who was the first to systematically experiment with electrical conduction. Until his work in 1729 the emphasis had been on the simple generation of static charges and investigations of the static phenomena (electric shocks, plasma glows, etc.). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Gray has received more than 4,107 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Gray is the 67th most popular astronomer (up from 70th in 2019), the 716th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 721st in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Astronomer.

Stephen Gray is most famous for his invention of the coherer, which was a device that could detect radio waves.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Stephen Gray ranks 67 out of 532. Before him are Gerard Kuiper, William Alfred Fowler, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Girolamo Fracastoro, Pierre Janssen, and Pieter van Musschenbroek. After him are John Flamsteed, George Darwin, Petrus Plancius, Sosigenes of Alexandria, Johann Franz Encke, and Jacques Cassini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1666, Stephen Gray ranks 3. Before him are Ivan V of Russia and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia. After him are Sophia Dorothea of Celle, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Guru Gobind Singh, Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma, Jean-Féry Rebel, Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, and Mary Astell. Among people deceased in 1736, Stephen Gray ranks 7. Before him are Prince Eugene of Savoy, Ahmed III, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, and Antonio Caldara. After him are Filippo Juvarra, Louise Diane d'Orléans, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, Theophan Prokopovich, René Duguay-Trouin, and Emanuele d'Astorga.

Others Born in 1666

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Ivan V of Russia
1666 - 1696
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 1
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
1666 - 1732
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 2
Stephen Gray
1666 - 1736
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 3
Sophia Dorothea of Celle
1666 - 1726
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
Marie Anne de Bourbon
1666 - 1739
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 5
Guru Gobind Singh
1666 - 1708
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 6
Maria Sophia of Neuburg
1666 - 1699
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 7
Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma
1666 - 1693
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 8
Jean-Féry Rebel
1666 - 1747
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 9
Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha
1666 - 1730
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 10
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon
1666 - 1732
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 11
Mary Astell
1666 - 1731
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 12