Joseph Crosthwait Explained

Joseph Crosthwait
Birth Date:	1681^[1]
Birth Place:	England
Nationality:	English
Field:	Astronomy
Workplaces:	The Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Joseph Crosthwait was chief assistant to John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal.

Originally from Cumberland, Crosthwait came to the Observatory in 1708 and remained there until Flamsteed's death in 1719.^[2] Along with Flamsteed's widow, Margaret,^[3] and Abraham Sharp, he finalised publication of Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis Britannica and Atlas Coelestis.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hockey . Thomas . Trimble . Virginia . Williams . Thomas R . Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers . 2007 . Springer . 978-0-387-31022-0 . 263 . 30 November 2018.
2. Web site: Dolan . Graham . People: Joseph Crosthwait . The Royal Observatory Greenwich . 30 November 2018.
3. Book: Brück . Mary . Women in Early British and Irish Astronomy: Stars and Satellites . 2009 . Springer . 978-90-481-2472-5 . 4.