Search Results for "John Flamsteed"

Daniel Belteki
11 January 2022
5 mins

Daniel Belteki hunts for the mythical hydra in the book and archive collections of the Royal Society.

Deck the walls

history of science
Katherine Marshall
01 December 2020
2 mins

Katherine Marshall suggests some Christmas gift ideas from the Royal Society Print Shop.

Object lessons

history of science
Ellen Embleton
25 May 2020
4 mins

Discover the fascinating stories behind some of the Royal Society's museum objects, recently returned to us after more than 80 years on loan to the Science Museum.

Flamsteed observed

history of science
Ellen Embleton
13 May 2019
4 mins

Ellen Embleton traces the comings and goings of a clock made by Thomas Tompion for John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal.

Tycho analysis

history of science
Rupert Baker
01 April 2019
4 mins

A spot of detective work reveals that the copy of Tycho Brahe's 'Astronomiae instauratae mechanica' in the Royal Society Library may not be all that it seems...