r which the Observatory was constituted. We begin with the formation of star catalogues, for these are the foundations of exact astronomy. Flamsteed formed a catalogue of 3,310 stars, that remained the standard work of its kind for half a century, and has, in respect of selection and nomenclature… … of mensurative astronomy. In 1750, when his new instruments were mounted, he began the daily course of meridional observa¬ tions of principal stars, sun, moon, and planets which has con¬ tinued without interruption (save by bad weather) to the pre¬ sent time. His star observations were incorporated…
Astronomy · Greenwich Observatory · Longitude
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