Flamsteed never quite seemed to understand what Newton required and the two were not on the best of terms, in fact Flamsteed was a perfectionist and was not an easy man to get on with.
Flamsteed hindi seemed lubos na maunawaan kung ano ang kinakailangan Newton at ang dalawa ay hindi sa pinakamahusay na ng mga tuntunin, sa katunayan Flamsteed ay isang perfectionist at noon ay hindi isang madaling tao upang makakuha ng sa may.