 | 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... | |
 | 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
...zenith sector, with which Dr. Bradley made those observations at Kew and Wanstead, which led to the discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis. South of the quadrant room is a wooden building for making occasional observations in any direction,... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - Architecture - 1834 - 682 pages
...famous zenith sector, with which Bradley made the observations at Kew and Wanstead, that led to the discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis. South of the quadrant room is a small wooden building for making occasional observations in any direction,... | |
 | 1837 - 650 pages
...famous zenith sector, with which Bradley made the observations at Kew and Wanstead, that led to the discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis. South of the quadrant room is a small wooden building for making1 occasional observations in any direction,... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1838 - 520 pages
...boats built principally with a view to speed. SECTION A. — MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. SECONn SITTING. Dr. Robinson read a Report of the Determination...nutation, nothing was added to the researches of Bradley, until within a few years, when Struve, Brinkley, and Richardson resumed the inquiry. He then sketched... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1838 - 822 pages
...made as commanded by the 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... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1838 - 824 pages
...commanded by the British Association. By the Rev. TR ROBINSON, DD IT is now a century since Bradley, by hie 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... | |
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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. 
