▁of ▁observations ▁using ▁a ▁teles cope ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁ere cted ▁at ▁the ▁rect ory ▁in ▁W anst ead , ▁now ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁W anst ead ▁High ▁School . ▁This ▁instrument ▁had ▁the ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁field ▁of ▁view ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁precise ▁positions ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁stars ▁that ▁trans ited ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁z en ith ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁about ▁two ▁years . ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁observations ▁from ▁his ▁friend ▁Samuel ▁Mol y ne ux ' s ▁house ▁at ▁K ew ▁in ▁Sur rey , ▁this ▁established ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁aber r ation ▁of ▁light , ▁and ▁also ▁allowed ▁Brad ley ▁to ▁form ulate ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁rules ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁calculation ▁of ▁the ▁effect ▁on ▁any ▁given ▁star ▁at ▁a ▁specified ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁George ▁public ▁house ▁ ▁Although ▁The ▁George ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁particularly ▁old ▁building , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁pub ▁on ▁that ▁site ▁for ▁hundreds ▁of ▁years . ▁Set ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁pub ▁is ▁a ▁pla que ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 7 5 2 ▁which ▁was ▁formerly ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁older ▁pub ▁building . ▁The ▁pla que ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁ecc entr ically ▁sp elled ▁verse : ▁▁ ▁In ▁Memory ▁of ▁ ▁Ye ▁Cher ry ▁P ey ▁ ▁As ▁cost ▁ 1 / 2 ▁a ▁Gu ine y ▁ ▁Ye ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁July ▁ ▁That ▁day ▁we ▁had ▁good ▁cheer ▁ ▁I ▁hope ▁to