James Bradley
1693-1762
English astronomer renowned for discovering stellar aberration—apparent displacement of a
star's position due to the combined velocity of Earth and starlight. Bra...
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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 ...
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James Bradley was born in March 1693, in Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England. He was educated at Oxford and earned a master's degree in 1717. He had great aptitude in mathematics and was befriended by...
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James Bradley
James Bradley
James Bradley