{"product_id":"an-account-of-the-revd-francis-baily-9781108038003","title":"An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal: To Which Is Added, His British Catalogue of Stars, Corrected and Enlarged","description":"John Flamsteed (1646-1719) was the first Astronomer Royal, appointed to the newly founded Greenwich Observatory. Charged with improving navigation at sea, he used meticulous telescopic observations to compile a 'Catalogue of British Stars', radically updating Tycho Brahe's previous naked-eye calculations. However he delayed publishing, leading to a vituperative quarrel with contemporaries Newton and Halley, who published his results without his permission. Flamsteed managed to destroy most of that edition - his own was published posthumously - but his reputation was damaged. A century later, Francis Baily (1774-1844), a stockbroker who became President of the Royal Astronomical Society, rediscovered Flamsteed's papers, including autobiographical writings and extensive correspondence. Their publication in this volume, along with a revised version of the catalogue, rehabilitated Flamsteed's reputation and restated the importance of methodical observation in astronomy. Today, this book illuminates both the social context of Flamsteed's work and the intellectual climate of Baily's London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Baily, John Flamsteed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 110803800X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108038003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 1.65d","brand":"Francis Baily","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064527184127,"sku":"9781108038003","price":113.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12121ed5-5b33-44e5-8d66-ef0a8d15f143.jpg?v=1712124519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-account-of-the-revd-francis-baily-9781108038003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}