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1695 JOHN FLAMSTEED First Royal Astronomer of England Signed Document

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1695 JOHN FLAMSTEED First Royal Astronomer of England Signed Document
Autographs
First English Royal Astronomer “John Flamsteed” Signed
JOHN FLAMSTEED (1646-1719). Historic English Astronomer, the First Astronomer Royal who catalogued over 3000 stars and whose work strongly influenced by Edmund Halley and Isaac Newton.
June 29, 1695-Dated, Rare Financial Document Signed “John Flamsteed,” 1 page, measures 7.5” x 7”, no place, Choice Very Fine. This Document reads, in full:

“Mr. Snapes - We desire you to pay unto the Reverend Mr. John Flamsteed the sum nine pounds one shilling & dispense for your service above said & it shall be allow’d you upon your monthly acct. Mr. Littleton... Rec’d 29th of June 1695 of Edward Snapes the sum of nine pounds one shilling and six pounds in full of this order. - (Signed) John Flamsteed”.

Flamsteed’s main work was collecting improved observations and position measurements for stars, which finally led to the compilation of a large catalogue, Historia Coelestis Britannica, and an atlas of stars, Atlas Coelestis. Included in his careful observations were some interesting discoveries and unrecognized pre-discovery observations, such as a pre-discovery sighting of Uranus in December 1690 (cataloged as “34 Tauri”). Original folds faintly present. Both the holograph text and the signature on the document are quite bold and prominent. Signed material from Flamsteed is exceedingly rare. Comes together with a Printed Engraved Portrait of Flamsteed. (2 items)