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Description: | Published in 1725, after his death, the ?Historiae Coelestis Britannicae? represents half of John Flamsteed?s major work. He was appointed the first Astronomer Royal by Charles II in 1675 and made first resident of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. His responsibility was to create accurate star charts of the heavens in order to create a means of accurately measuring longitude at sea. Flamsteed was a perfectionist, and opposed the publication of his results until they were completely finished, causing tensions with the Royal Society, and resulting in Flamsteed burning an unauthorised publication of some results in 1712. The complete catalogue was eventually published by his wife as the Historiae Coelestis (1725) and Atlas Coelestis (1729), with the Atlas containing the star charts, and the Historiae the numerical tables and explanatory text.
caption: Searching for Halley's Comet at Greenwich Observatory. PBG0710/1 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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