Joseph Crosthwait

Joseph Crosthwait was chief assistant^[1] to John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal.

Joseph Crosthwait
Born	1681[1] England[1]
Nationality	English
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	The Royal Observatory, Greenwich[1]

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.^[1]

References

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