John Flamstéed was the first astronomer royal to King Charles II and the founder of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. This is the third edition of his star atlas. Flamstéed's method of determining right ascensions has been called the basis of modern astronomy.

John Flamstéed was the first astronomer royal to King Charles II and the founder of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. This is the third edition of his star atlas. Flamstéed's method of determining right ascensions has been called the basis of modern astronomy.

John Flamstéed was the first astronomer royal to King Charles II and the founder of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. This is the third edition of his star atlas. Flamstéed's method of determining right ascensions has been called the basis of modern astronomy.

Picard was an ordained Jesuit priest, professor of astronomy at the College de France and a member of the Academie Royale de Sciences. He was the first to accurately compute the size of the Earth.

Huygens created one of the first accurate pendulum clocks, which opened the door to determining equations of time directly thereby helping science involving planetary theory. He also discovered the nature of the rings of Saturn.

Huygens created one of the first accurate pendulum clocks, which opened the door to determining equations of time directly thereby helping science involving planetary theory. He also discovered the nature of the rings of Saturn.

Bernard de Fontenelle was a French scientist. Entretiens Sur La Pluralit, Des Mondes  was very popular exposition of the principles of astronomy and was influential in promoting the acceptance of the Copernican system.

Principia is known as one of the greatest work in the history of science. Newton's lectures at Cambridge were the nucleus of the Principia, but it is a remarkable fact that the book itself was written in 17 or 18 months. The cost of printing the first edition was borne by Newton's friend Edmund Halley, as neither Newton nor the Royal society had the ...

Astronomica is an unfinished poem on astronomy and astrology probably written between the years AD 14 and 27. Manilius is among the last of the Roman didactic poets.

Astronomica is an unfinished poem on astronomy and astrology probably written between the years AD 14 and 27. Manilius is among the last of the Roman didactic poets.