Great Astronomers: James Bradley Illustrated

By: Ball, Robert Stawell

James Bradley (1693-1762) was an English astronomer and priest who served as 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). These discoveries were called "the most brilliant and useful of the century" by Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, historian of astronomy, mathematical astronomer and director of the Paris Observatory,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08HH1JSX7
• ISBN13: 9798682981137
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"