John Flamsteed

John Flamsteed was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. His main achievements were the preparation of a 3,000-star catalogue, Catalogus Britannicus, and a star atlas called Atlas Coelestis, both published posthumously.

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Who was born first?

• John Flamsteed and Elena Cornaro Piscopia were born the same year
• John Flamsteed and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz were born the same year
• John Flamsteed was born 1 year before Giovanni Ceva
• John Flamsteed was born 1 year before Elisabeth Hevelius
• John Flamsteed was born 1 year after Nicolas Lemery

Timeline

1. Nicolas LemeryNovember 17, 1645 – June 19, 1715
2. Elena Cornaro PiscopiaJune 5, 1646 – July 26, 1684
3. Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716
4. John Flamsteed (this page)August 19, 1646 – December 31, 1719
5. Elisabeth HeveliusJanuary 17, 1647 – December 22, 1693
6. Giovanni CevaDecember 1647 – May 1734

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