Bradley discovers the Aberration of Light
1728 AD discovered
Important for a number of reasons:
- conclusive evidence for a moving Earth (validating Aristarchus and Kepler)
- improved accuracy of the speed of light
- key to theories of light, electromagnetism and even special relativity
Bradley, James (1727–1728). "A Letter from the Reverend Mr. James Bradley Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, and F.R.S. to Dr.Edmond Halley Astronom. Reg. &c. Giving an Account of a New Discovered Motion of the Fix'd Stars". Phil. Trans. R. Soc. 35: 637–661. doi:10.1098/rstl.1727.0064.
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James Bradley While searching for stel...
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