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Flamsteed was born into a prosperous family and was largely self taught as he did not attend University due to poor health. His extensive studies in astronomy resulted in his being appointed the first Astronomer Royal by King Charles II, with the Royal Observatory at Greenwich being built for him to continue his observations of the heavens.
Flamsteed was the first astronomer to sight Uranus in 1690, naming it 34 Tauri, as he believed it to be …