James Bradley

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).

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Who was born first?

• James Bradley and John Bevis were born the same year
• James Bradley was born 1 year after Pieter van Musschenbroek
• James Bradley was born 1 year after James Stirling
• James Bradley was born 1 year before Georg Brandt
• James Bradley was born 2 years before Nicolaus II Bernoulli

Timeline

1. James StirlingMay 11, 1692 – December 5, 1770
2. Pieter van MusschenbroekMarch 14, 1692 – September 19, 1761
3. James Bradley (this page)March 1693 – July 13, 1762
4. John BevisOctober 31, 1693 – November 6, 1771
5. Georg BrandtJuly 21, 1694 – April 29, 1768
6. Nicolaus II BernoulliFebruary 6, 1695 – July 31, 1726

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