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John Flamsteed, astronomer, 1712. Artist: George Vertue
John Flamsteed, astronomer, 1712. Flamsteed was appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England by Charles II, on the founding of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, in 1675. Born in Denby, Derbyshire, he was educated at Cambridge University before being appointed Astronomer Royal. Data collected at the Royal Observatory by Flamsteed was used by Isaac Newton to verify his theory of gravity.
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18th century
Astronomer
Astronomy
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
eighteenth century
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Flamsteed
GEORGE
George Vertue
JOB
JOHN
John Flamsteed
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Men
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OCCUPATION
Oxford Science Archive
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Portrait
Print Collector1
PROFESSION
Science
Scientist
THOMAS
Thomas Gibson;Gibson
Vertue
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