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It’s all about Derbyshire, From local history to modern day industry if it’s got a Derbyshire topic we are proud to talk about it. Listen to some of Derbyshire’s well known residents chat about our county we love. From the social media pages Derbyshire and Proud.
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Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 – 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. His main achievements were the preparation of a 3,000-star catalogue, Catalogus Britannicus, and a star atlas called Atlas Coelestis, both published posthumously. He also made the first recorded observations of Uranus, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a star, and he laid the foundation stone for the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
He was born in Denby, Derbyshire, England, the only son of Stephen Flamsteed and his first wife, Mary Spadman. He was educated at the free school of Derby and at Derby School, in St Peter's Churchyard, Derby, near where his father carried on a malting business.
Podcast by Richard Felix for Derbyshire and Proud
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