John Flamsteed
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 306 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.