Margaret Flamsteed

Margaret Flamsteed (née Cooke) (c. 1670-1730) is the first woman on record to be associated with astronomy in Britain.[1][2][3] She was married to John Flamsteed, the Astronomical Observer (a post that later became known as Astronomer Royal). After John Flamsteed's death she oversaw publication of both of his most famous works: Historia Coelestis Britannica in 1725 and Atlas Coelestis in 1729. Without her, neither of these two important works would have been published.

Margaret appeared as a character in a play by Kevin Hood called The Astronomer's Garden.[4]

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  2. ^ Women, science and medicine 1500-1700 : mothers and sisters of the Royal Society. Hunter, Lynette., Hutton, Sarah, 1948-. Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Pub. 1997. ISBN 0750913347. OCLC 37880178.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Women at the ROG - Margaret Flamsteed". Royal Museums Greenwich | UNESCO World Heritage Site In London. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ Kevin., Hood (1991). The astronomer's garden ; Beached : two plays. Hood, Kevin. London: Methuen Drama. ISBN 0413650804. OCLC 59884801.