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In 1666 and 1668, Flamsteed calculated accurately the solar eclipses. He is responsible for one of the earliest recorded sightings of the planet Uranus, which he mistook for a star and catalogued as 34 TauriTaurus Abbreviation Tau Genitive Tauri Meaning in English the Bull Right ascension 4 h Declination 15° Visible to latitude Between 90° and −65° Best visible January Area Total Ranked 17th797 sq. Number of stars with apparent magnitude 3 Brightest st.

Flamsteed is also remembered for his conflicts with Isaac NewtonKneller's portrait of 1689. Sir Isaac Newton ( December 25, 1642 March 20, 1727 by the Julian calendar then in use; or January 4, 1643 March 31, 1727 by the Gregorian calendar) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and alchemis, then President of the Royal Society, who attempted to steal some of Flamsteed's findings for his own work. Newton tricked Flamsteed into doing so through an edict from the King, and produced the findings without crediting Flamsteed. Some years later, Flamsteed managed to buy most copies of the books back, and publicly burnt them in front of the Royal Observatory.