Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719
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Name (Latin)
Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719
Other forms of name
Flamstead, John, 1646-1719
Flamstedius, Johannes, 1646-1719
Date of birth
1646-08-19
Date of death
1719-12-31
Place of birth
Denby, England
Place of death
Greenwich (London, England)
Field of activity
Astronomy
Associate group
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Occupation
Astronomers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Britannica academic edition, 19 May 2012(John Flamsteed, born August 19, 1646, Denby, near Derby, Derbyshire, England ; died Dec. 31, 1719, Greenwich, London; founder of the Greenwich Observatory, and the first astronomer royal of England)
- His The preface to John Flamsteed's Historia coelestis Britannica, or, British catalogue of the heavens (1725), 1982:t.p. (John Flamsteed)
- LC data base, 10-1-84(hdg.: Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719)
- InU/Wing STC files(usage: Johannes Flamstedius; John Flamstead)