On 4 March 1675 John Flamsteed was appointed by royal warrant "The King's Astronomical Observator" - the first British Astronomer Royal, with an allowance of £100 a year. In June 1675, another royal warrant provided for the founding of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and Flamsteed laid the foundation stone in August. Read more
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The British astronomer John Flamsteed observed a star that was near the position of CAS A which was not seen by anyone else and was never seen again. Was John Flamsteed the only person to actually observe the light from CAS A as it sped past Earth?
In July 1662, John Flamsteed was fascinated by the thirteenth century work of Johannes de Sacrobosco, De sphaera mundi, and on 12 September 1662 observed his first partial solar eclipse. Read more
Sir John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 - 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued over 3000 stars. Read more