Astronomer Royal
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Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 1675; the junior is the Astronomer Ro
John Flamsteed, the first astronomer royal, by Thomas Gibson. Royal Society, London.
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John Flamsteed
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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 Coel
Astronomer Royal
…Royal is Professor Michele Dougherty. The post was created by Charles II in 1675, when he founded the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. He appointed John Flamsteed, instructing him "forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the…
Plaque marking the grave of John Flamsteed and his wife in the chancel of St Bartholomew's Church in Burstow, Surrey
Bust of John Flamsteed in the Museum of the Royal Greenwich Observatory