Samuel Molyneux
Astronomer
1689 – 1728
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Who was Samuel Molyneux?
Samuel Molyneux FRS, son of William Molyneux, was an 18th-century member of the British parliament from Kew and an amateur astronomer whose work with James Bradley attempting to measure stellar parallax led to the discovery of the aberration of light. The aberration was the first definite evidence that the earth moved and that Copernicus and Kepler were correct. In addition to his astronomical works, Molyneux wrote about the natural history and other features of Ireland.
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- Born
- Jul 16, 1689
Chester - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Died
- Apr 13, 1728
Kew
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on July 23, 2013
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