John Flamsteed
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He is best known for his posthumously published star catalogue, Catalogus Britannicus, and star atlas, Atlas Coelestis, which together catalogued about 3,000 stars.
- field
- Astronomy
- nationality
- English
- known_for
- First Astronomer Royal; Catalogus Britannicus; Atlas Coelestis; first recorded o
Reader's Guide
Over some forty years, he observed and meticulously recorded data for his star catalogue, which eventually tripled the number of entries in Tycho Brahe's sky atlas. The pirated publication of his data by Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley in 1712 led Flamsteed to burn three hundred of the four hundred printings, reflecting his insistence on releasing only verified observations. His work underpinned later advances in navigation and astronomy.
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- After Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley pirated his data in 1712, Flamsteed burned three hundred of the four hundred printings.
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