An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal

by Francis Baily and John Flamsteed

Book Overview

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"