James Bradley FRS (1692–1762) 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).
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1693 Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England
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13 July 1762 (aged 69) Chalford, Gloucestershire, England
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