Star Aberration Derivation

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing" - Albert Einstein ( 1879 - 1955 )

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein ( 1879 - 1955 )

And what this means in terms of classical physics mathematics as well as astronomical observation, is that beginning with special relativistic mathematics for earth observation of star positions we can now derive the following:

Star Aberration: Phenomenon of our Solar System or the far reaches of Interstellar Space itself?

§ References:

1. "A Letter giving an Account of a new discovered Motion of the Fix'd Stars", by James Bradley ( 1693 - 1762 ), Royal Society, January 1729 - Phil. Trans. xxxv. 637, to read Bradley's deductive reasoning for the derivation of the star aberration formula, especially pg. 648 of this pdf in his usage of "Sine". Further read Bradley's reference to Olaf Roëmer's determination of the speed of light, page 653 of this historic pdf, a half-century earlier using Io as one of the satellite moons of Jupiter during any 6-month period between Winter and Summer.


2. "Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper", von A. Einstein, to see the star aberration formula, page 912 of this pdf. Or, in English, "On The Electrodynamics Of Moving Bodies", chapter § 7.


3. "Special Relativity", by Albert Shadowitz, Dover Publications, Inc.


4. "The Theory of Relativity", by R.K. Pathria, Dover Publications, Inc.


5. "Introduction to the Theory of Relativity, with Foreword by Albert Einstein", by Peter Gabriel Bergmann, Dover Publications, Inc.


6. "The curvature of light due to relativistic aberration", by Bart Leplae, The General Science Journal, 17 October, 2012

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