James Gregory
"As familiar as a favorite leather easy chair" is how one magazine writer described the craggy, weather-beaten face of ineluctable character actor James Gregory. Indeed, it is hard to imagine any time in th... More »
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James Gregory, the Funniest Man in America ... Gregory has been quoted as saying, “If you want me to be concerned about endangered species, you need to convince me that we’re about out of chickens.”; The James Gregory show turns the clock back to a time when life was simpler;
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Ask James Gregory to define his life's work, and he will say simply, "I am an actor." That single word, spoken by a man who has made his living in an extraordinarily competitive field sums up his philosophy, ethics, and emotions regarding life as well as career.
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Within those memorable years James Gregory lived and died, achieving in the brief span of his life a reputation among his peers second only to that of Newton.
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; Presentation of James Gregory Medal at Lecture ... He serves as an advisor on life sciences to the News Hour, a daily PBS television program on news and public affairs, and in 2006 was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Booking James Gregory, comedian. This artist may be available for your next event. Book him if you can. You will have the time of your life! ... The trademark caricature is the essence of James Gregory's comedy: whimsical reflections on life from the front porch. Gregory tours 45 weeks a year, entertaining sold-out crowds...
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James Gregory, the Aberdeen mathematician, is arguably the greatest scientist associated with St Andrews. In 1661, at the age of 23, he invented a type of reflecting telescope, later to be described as `Gregorian'.
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Gazetteer for Scotland: Definitive description of James Gregory (1638 - 1675) ... Gregory invented of the reflecting telescope, known as the Gregorian Telescope, which was developed three years later by the Englishman Sir Isaac Newton.
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Translated by Edward James, Gregory of Tours: Life of the Fathers ... The first translation into English of Life of the Fathers, a collection of twenty lives of saints which lives present a cross-section of the Gallic Church and are a counterpart to the secular society described in Gregory’s History of the Franks.
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