John Flamsteed British astronomer
John Flamsteed is a 73 years old British astronomer from Derbyshire. John Flamsteed was born on August 19, 1646 (died on December 31, 1719, he was 73 years old) in Derbyshire.
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No, he died on 12/31/1719, 305 years ago. He was 73 years old when he died. He died in Greenwich
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Awards (1)
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society in 1676 .
Education
He graduated from University Of Cambridge, Derby School and Jesus College
What was John's zodiac sign?John Flamsteed zodiac sign was leo.
Other facts about John Flamsteed
AlmaMater | Jesus College Cambridge |
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Place of death | Greenwich |
KnownFor | Astronomer Royal |
Nationality | England |
Employer | Royal Observatory |
Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
Date of death | 1720-01-11T00:00:00Z |
Name in native language | John Flamsteed |
Family name | Flamsteed. Show people with the surname Flamsteed |
Given name | John |
Field of work | Astronomy |
Religion | Anglicanism |
Commons Creator page | John Flamsteed |
Member of | Royal Society |
Writing language | English |
Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
Notable work | Royal Observatory |
Work location | Royal Observatory , start time: 1676-07-01T00:00:00Z |
Position held | Astronomer Royal , series ordinal: 1 , replaced by: Edmund Halley , end time: 1719-12-31T00:00:00Z , start time: 1675-03-04T00:00:00Z |