The discovery of the aberration of light in 1725 by James Bradley was one of the most important in astronomy.

Who discovered aberration?

It was through following the changes in the displacement of several stars that the English astronomer James Bradley discovered stellar aberration early in the 18th century. Bradley first assisted in and later extended observations by Samuel Molyneux, a wealthy amateur who like Bradley was a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Who discovered the moon wobble in 1728?

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In 1728 English astronomer James Bradley attributed annual changes that he observed in stellar positions...…