Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for James Bradley across 3 places, from 1692 to 1762.
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James Bradley (September 1692 – 13 July 1762) was an English astronomer and priest who served as the third Astronomer Royal from 1742.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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September 1692month
Sherborne, Gloucestershireattested“Bradley was born at Sherborne, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, to William Bradley and Jane Pound in September 1692.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
September 1692month
Gloucestershireattested“Bradley was born at Sherborne, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, to William Bradley and Jane Pound in September 1692.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
September 1692month
Cheltenhamattested“Bradley was born at Sherborne, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, to William Bradley and Jane Pound in September 1692.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
13 July 1762exact date
Gloucestershireattested“He died at Skiveralls House on 13 July 1762 and was buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity church, Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
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15 March 1711exact date
Gloucestershirementioned“After attending Westwood's Grammar School at Northleach in Gloucestershire, he entered Balliol College, Oxford, on 15 March 1711, and took degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in 1714 and 1717 respectively.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
15 March 1711exact date
Balliol College, Oxfordmentioned“After attending Westwood's Grammar School at Northleach in Gloucestershire, he entered Balliol College, Oxford, on 15 March 1711, and took degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in 1714 and 1717 respectively.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
15 March 1711exact date
Northleachmentioned“After attending Westwood's Grammar School at Northleach in Gloucestershire, he entered Balliol College, Oxford, on 15 March 1711, and took degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in 1714 and 1717 respectively.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
1721year
University of Oxfordmentioned“He resigned his ecclesiastical preferments in 1721, when appointed to the Savilian chair of astronomy at Oxford.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
1729 to 1760period
Ashmolean Museummentioned“As reader on experimental philosophy from 1729 to 1760, he delivered 79 courses of lectures at the Ashmolean Museum.”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
1742 to 1750period
Greenwichmentioned“In 1742, Bradley was appointed to succeed Edmond Halley as Astronomer Royal; his reputation enabled him to apply successfully for a set of instruments costing £1,000; and with an 8-foot quadrant completed for him in 1750 by John Bird, he…”source: Wikipedia: James Bradley
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