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About Samuel Molyneux
Samuel Molyneux FRS was an amateur astronomer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1715 and 1728 and in the Irish House of Commons from 1727 to 1728. His 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. He died in suspicious circumstances.
Everything about Samuel Molyneux →- Occupation
- astronomer, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, member of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- July 16, 1689, July 18, 1689
- Died
- April 13, 1728, 1728