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James Bradley FRS (September 1692 – 13 July 1762) was an English astronomer and priest who served as the third Astronomer Royal from 1742. He is best known for two fundamental discoveries in astronomy, the aberration of light (1725–1728), and the nutation of the Earth's axis (1728–1748).
James Bradley was an English astronomer who in 1728 announced his discovery of the aberration of starlight, an apparent slight change in the positions of stars caused by the yearly motion of the Earth. That finding provided the first direct evidence for the revolution of the Earth around the Sun.
May 28, 2019 · In 1727 the English astronomer James Bradley had been taking measurements of the position of Eltanin, the brightest star in the constellation Draco. James Bradley (1693 – 1762) – image from Wikimedia Commons. Bradley was looking for a small shift in the position of the star, known as the parallax.
James Bradley (born May 4, 1954) is an American author from Antigo, Wisconsin, [1] specializing in historical nonfiction chronicling the Pacific theatre of World War II. His father, John Bradley, was involved in the first raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. [2] Biography.
Dec 14, 2023 · James Bradley, once the most celebrated astronomer in Europe, is now an obscure figure, surprising given that he was the first to establish empirically that the Earth was a planet in motion around the Sun. Introduced to the science of positional astronomy by his uncle James Pound, he excelled in his abilities to make precise observations.
James Bradley OAM (born 1967) is an Australian novelist and critic. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he trained as a lawyer before becoming a writer. Bradley's novels, which have been published internationally, explore both past and future. His books include seven novels and a book of poetry.
May 29, 2018 · James Bradley. The English astronomer James Bradley (1693-1762), one of the most determined and meticulous astronomers, discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis. James Bradley, who was the nephew of the astronomer James Pound, was born at Sherborne, Gloucestershire, in March 1693.
