Flamsteed

American

[flam-steed] / ˈflæm stid /

noun

John, 1646–1719, English astronomer.

Flamsteed British

/ ˈflæmˌstiːd /

noun

John . 1646–1719, English astronomer: the first Astronomer Royal and first director of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (1675). He increased the accuracy of existing stellar catalogues, greatly aiding navigation

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John Flamsteed from Derby was the first person to fill the role.

From BBC

The observatory was founded by Charles II in 1676 with Flamsteed House, named after the first Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed, thought to be the work of Sir Christopher Wren.

From BBC

The Queen visited the restored Flamsteed House, the oldest building of the old Royal Observatory, in 1960.

From BBC

Flamsteed was one of the first people to suggest that the phenomenon was really a single object, postulating that it had been repelled from the Sun by some sort of magnetic effect.

From Literature

Flamsteed took up residence there in July 1676 and was elected as one of the Fellows of the Royal Society in the same year.

From Literature

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