John Flamsteed Scientist

John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 – 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued over 3000 stars.

Personal facts

John Flamsteed
Birth dateAugust 19, 1646
Birth place
England , Denby , Derbyshire
Nationality
England
Date of deathDecember 31, 1719
Place of death
England , Surrey , Burstow
Education
Jesus College Cambridge
Known for
Astronomer Royal

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Scientist

Field of study
Astronomy
influenced
Abraham Sharp
Joseph Crosthwait

Topical connections

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John Flamsteed on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://flamsteed.info
  2. http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0180%2FRGO%201
  3. http://lhldigital.lindahall.org/cdm/ref/collection/astro_atlas/id/1200
  4. http://lhldigital.lindahall.org/cdm/ref/collection/astro_atlas/id/211
  5. http://messier.seds.org/xtra/Bios/flamsteed.html
  6. http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Flamsteed.html
  7. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/John_Flamsteed
  8. http://www.atlascoelestis.com/10.htm
  9. http://www.atlascoelestis.com/9.htm