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John Flamsteed

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English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal

United KingdomScientistsLived 1646 to 1719 · aged 73
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John Flamsteed 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.

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Plaque marking the grave of John Flamsteed and his wife in the chancel of St Bartholomew's Church in Burstow, SurreyPlaque marking the grave of John Flamsteed and his wife in the chancel of St Bartholomew's Church in Burstow, SurreyBust of John Flamsteed in the Museum of the Royal Greenwich ObservatoryBust of John Flamsteed in the Museum of the Royal Greenwich Observatory

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John Flamsteed 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. He also made the first recorded observations of Uranus, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a star, and he laid the foundation stone for the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

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United Kingdom
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Lived 1646 to 1719 · aged 73
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