Hydra, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis' mb-artistname JC Deeley View of the south front

View of the south front of York Watergate

25th July 1995

and living on the proceeds of the thrift of the working classes

and Palmerston

Burnley Cup Tie ticket queue at Upton Park

Hydra, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis' mb-artistname JC Deeley View of the south frontThe constellation Hydra (the sea serpent), with Crater (the cup), Corvus (the crow or raven), Sextans (the sextant) and Virgo (the virgin). Map 14 from John Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis, or star atlas (London, 1729). This was the first celestial atlas based on telescopic observations. Published posthumously, it was the work of the Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed FRS (1646 1719), and used the catalogue of 2935 stars in his 1725 Historia Coelestis