An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal: To Which Is Added, His British Catalogue of Stars, Corrected and Enlarged

by Francis Baily and John Flamsteed

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John Flamsteed (1646-1719) was the first Astronomer Royal, appointed to the newly founded Greenwich Observatory. Charged with improving navigation at sea, he used meticulous telescopic observations to compile a 'Catalogue of British Stars', radically updating Tycho Brahe's previous naked-eye calculations. However he delayed publishing, leading to a vituperative quarrel with contemporaries Newton and Halley, who published his results without his permission...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:110803800X

ISBN13:9781108038003

Release Date:November 2011

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:832 Pages

Weight:4.31 lbs.

Dimensions:1.6" x 8.3" x 11.7"

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