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John Flamsteed. John Flamsteed (1646-1719) was een Brits astronoom, wiens belangrijkste verwezenlijkingen de oprichting van de sterrenwacht te Greenwich en de introductie van zijn eigen Flamsteed-aanduiding voor het benoemen van sterren waren.. Het Koninklijk Greenwich Observatorium werd in 1675 opgericht, hetzelfde jaar waarin Flamsteed benoemd werd tot de eerste Astronomer Royal.
20 de jun. de 2024 · 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.
19 de nov. de 2021 · In 1680, The Royal Astronomer, John Flamsteed, gathered observational data about a massive comet that passed Earth. At this time, astronomers thought that comets came in pairs: to the general observer, it appeared as though one comet would go past the earth and get lost in the sun, and then another would arrive from the opposite direction.
John Flamsteed (* 19. August 1646 in Denby; † 31. Dezember 1719 in Greenwich) war ein englischer Astronom und seit 1675 der erste Hofastronom (Astronomer Royal) des englischen Königshauses. Leben John Flamsteed kam als einziger Sohn des Kaufmannes Stephen Flamsteed ...
John Flamsteed was the premier star cataloger of his time and the first Astronomer Royal of England. As a youth, his interest in astronomy was sparked by a group of pre‐Civil War north‐country astronomers including William Gascoigne, from whom he learned how to apply eye‐piece micrometry and screw‐gauge telescope adjustments for accurate measurement.
John Flamsteed fue un astrónomo británico y primer astrónomo real, nombrado por Carlos II. Nacido el 19 de agosto de 1646. Miembro de la Royal Society y fundador del Observatorio Real de Greenwich. Era un observador experto que logró catalogar 3.000 estrellas y registrar los primeros avistamientos del planeta Urano.
27 de ago. de 2008 · Denby-born John Flamsteed's impact on the world of science is still felt to this day. Born the son of a maltster in August 1646, Flamsteed was educated at Derby Free Grammar School and his ...
