Thomas Wright (astronomer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Wright (astronomer)

astronomer

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1711

Place of Birth: County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1786

Profession: astronomer, architect, mathematician

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Thomas Wright (22 September 1711 – 25 February 1786) was an English astronomer, mathematician, instrument maker, architect and garden designer.
He was the first to describe the shape of the Milky Way and to speculate that faint nebulae were distant galaxies.