Thomas Phelps 1694 - 1776
- occupation:
- Astronomer
- Nationality:
- English
- born in:
- Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1718- Thomas Phelps was stableman in service of Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor
1742- Taken into Observatory of George Parker, second Earl of Macclesfield
1743- Was first person in England to observe the great comet