In 1720 he succeeded Flamsteed as Astronomer Royal, a position he was to hold for 21 years despite being 64 years old when appointed. |
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In the mid-to-end 17th century, Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, produced a northern hemisphere catalogue accurate to about 10 arcsec. |
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Legend has it that John Flamsteed, the astronomical observator, complained to Charles II that the birds were interfering with his observations. |
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Flamsteed supported the feasibility of the method but lamented the lack of detailed knowledge of the stellar positions and the moon's movement. |
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The English astronomer John Flamsteed catalogued over 3000 stars. |
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At the same time, Sir Jonas Moore had suggested to King Charles the establishment of an observatory and proposed Flamsteed as the first Astronomer Royal. |
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