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Charles II and John Flamsteed

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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.
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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?



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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.
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Sir John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 - 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued over 3000 stars.
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