Definitions for Flamsteed

Flamsteed Flam·steed

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IPA: /ˈflæm stid/

Flamsteed is a 9 letter English word.

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  1. John, 1646–1719, English astronomer.

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Between 1713 and 1721 he acted as secretary to the Royal Society, and early in 1720 he succeeded Flamsteed as astronomer-royal.

Abraham Sharp had been with Flamsteed earlier than this—in 1684 and 1685.

Flamsteed was indeed glad to avail himself of this opportunity.

Yet Flamsteed was never conscious of the discovery that lay so nearly in his grasp.

It is very common in our modern catalogues to give both the Bayer letter and the Flamsteed number in the case of Bayer stars.

Flamsteed enlarged these catalogues to the number of about 3,000.

The earliest of these were mathematics and astronomy, in the pursuit of which he met Flamsteed and Halley.

As the places of the stars were known, Flamsteed was thus able to obtain the places of the planets.

Flamsteed gives an interesting account of his travels in Ireland.

Born on October 29, 1656, he was ten years the junior of Flamsteed.

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