1762
James Bradley, English priest and astronomer (born 1693)
James Bradley, English priest and astronomer (born 1693)
James Bradley, English priest and astronomer (born 1693)
James Bradley
English astronomer (1692–1762)
- Died
- 1762
James Bradley 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).