John Flamsteed
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 305 years ago |
Date of birth | August 19,1646 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Denby Village |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | December 31,1719 |
Died | Smallfield |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Margaret Flamsteed |
Field | Astronomy |
Job | Astronomer |
Books | Atlas Coelestis |
Historia Coelestis Britannica | |
The Correspondence of John Flamsteed, The First Astronomer Royal | |
An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal | |
The Gresham Lectures of John Flamsteed | |
A Letter Concerning Earthquakes: Written in the Year 1693 | |
An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal: Compiled from His Own Manuscripts, and Other Authentic Documents, Never Before Published. to Which Is Added, His British Catalogue of Stars, Corrected and Enlarged | |
An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal; Compiled from His Own Manuscripts, and Other Authentic Documents, Never Before Pub | |
Your Humble Servant, John Flamsteed: Letters and Writings of the First Astronomer Royal - A Special Exhibition at the Whipple Museum of History of Science | |
Discovered | C/1683 O1 |
Current partner | Margaret Flamsteed |
Education | Derby School |
Jesus College, University of Cambridge | |
University of Cambridge | |
Known for | First Astronomer Royal |
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ID | 552048 |
John Flamsteed Life story
John Flamsteed FRS was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. His main achievements were the preparation of a 3,000-star catalogue, Catalogus Britannicus, and a star atlas called Atlas Coelestis, both published posthumously.