John Flamsteed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal
Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1646
Place of Birth: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 31-Dec-1719
Profession: astronomer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John Flamsteed
- 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.
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