 | Art - 1813 - 682 pages
...Bradley made the observations at Kew and Wanstead, th.it led to the discoveries of the »In nai;. .11 of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis. South...occasional observations in any direction, where only ihe use of a telescope, and an accurate knowledge of the time are required. It is furnished with, sliding... | |
 | 1830 - 622 pages
...already mentioned, underwent its last great revolution in the hands of Bradley. Before the discovery of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis, the observed places of the celestial bodies were affected by unaccountable anomalies, which rendered... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Astronomy - 1815 - 686 pages
...Suspended to the western wall is the famous zenith sector, with which Bradley made the obscrvatioiis u1 Kew and Wanstead, that led to the discoveries of the aberration of Tight, and the nutation.of the earth's axis. South of the quadrant room is a small wooden building... | |
 | Agriculture - 1825 - 506 pages
...on the pole star, but the results which he attributed to parallax were explained by Bradley's great discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis ; and it is remarkable that Hooke reasoned correctly on inaccurate observations, whilst Flamstead formed... | |
 | Agriculture - 1825 - 506 pages
...on the pole star, but the results which he attributed to parallax were explained by Bradley's great discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis ; and it is remarkable that Hooke reasoned correctly on inaccurate observations, whilst Flamstead formed... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - Awards - 1827 - 174 pages
...on the pole star, but the results which he ascribed to parallax, were explained by Bradley's great discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis ; and it is remarkable that Hooke reasoned correctly on inaccurate observations, while Flamstead formed... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 824 pages
...wall is the zenith sector, with which Dr. Bradley made those observations at Kew and Wanstead, which led to the discoveries of the aberration of light,...the earth's axis. South of the quadrant room is a wooden building for making occasional observations in any direction, where only the use of a telescope,... | |
 | 1837 - 650 pages
...reception and fitting up of a very fine transit circle by Troughton, and a clock of great value by Hardy. \ The next apartment is the transit room. It has a double...of the quadrant room is a small wooden building for making1 occasional observations in any direction, where only the use of a tele »I JOmf» «ATE.. ri.EKKJSÎC'sriSI.I.... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1838 - 822 pages
...British Association. By the Rev. TR ROBINSON, DD IT is now a century since Bradley, by his brilliant discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis, became the founder of accurate astronomy. By them he not merely explained the seemingly anomalous movements... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1838 - 520 pages
...a sketch of the commencement of accurate astronomy, under the auspices of Bradley, by his brilliant discoveries of the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis, demonstrating, that a degree of precision until then deemed unattainable in astronomical observations,... | |
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Bradley's discoveries of the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis, the photographic measurement of the heavens, Schwabe's work on the sunspot period, and Mr. 
