John Flamsteed Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Flamsteed, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1675–16763 events1 places

Chronological biography

1675

Astronomer Royal Appointed4 March 1675

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer Royal · Greenwich

Becomes the first Astronomer Royal for work at Greenwich.

Observatory Foundation Stone10 August 1675

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer Royal · Greenwich

Lays the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory.

1676

Flamsteed House Occupied10 July 1676

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer Royal · Greenwich

Moves into the new observatory building at Greenwich.

Titles and roles

Astronomer Royal

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.