James Bradley, Astronomer Royal - Engraving by Scriven - 19th Century
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James Bradley, Astronomer Royal - Engraving by Scriven - 19th Century

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Original line engraving on steel with the portrait of James Bradley (1693-1762), third Astronomer Royal of England and discoverer of the aberration of light and of the nutation of the earth's axis. Engraved by Edward Scriven after the original by Jonathan Richardson.

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Original line engraving on steel with the portrait of James Bradley (1693-1762), third Astronomer Royal of England and discoverer of the aberration of light and of the nutation of the earth's axis. Engraved by Edward Scriven after the original by Jonathan Richardson.

Medium: Copper engraving on steel.
Artist / after: Richardson.
Engraver: Scriven.
Publisher: William Mackenzie, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and New York.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.4 in (27.1 x 18.7 cm).
Condition: Good condition; a sheet with wide margins, light toning and a foxing speck in the right margin.

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