Francis Baily
Biographic Data
| ID | 5438580 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francis Baily |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francis |
| FAMILY NAME | Baily |
| SIGNATURE | BAILY F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal
An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal
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 p…
Journal of a Tour in Unsettled Parts of North America in 1796 and 1797
Journal of a Tour in Unsettled Parts of North America in 1796 & 1797
Journal of a Tour in Unsettled Parts of North America in 1796 and 1797
Journal of a Tour in Unsettled Parts of North America in 1796 & 1797
An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal
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 p…
Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal
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