Astronomer Royal for Scotland
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland was the title of the director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
until 1995. It has since been an honorary title.
The following have served as Astronomers Royal for Scotland:
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council...
until 1995. It has since been an honorary title.
The following have served as Astronomers Royal for Scotland:
- 1834–1844 Thomas HendersonThomas James HendersonThomas James Alan Henderson was a Scottish astronomer noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland.-Early life:Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was educated...
- 1846–1888 Charles Piazzi SmythCharles Piazzi SmythCharles Piazzi Smyth , was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888, well-known for many innovations in astronomy and his pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza....
- 1889–1905 Ralph CopelandRalph CopelandRalph Copeland was an English astronomer and the third Astronomer Royal for Scotland.Copeland was born at Moorside Farm, near Woodplumpton in Lancashire, England and attended Kirkham Grammar School. He spent five years in Australia where he discovered his interest in astronomy...
- 1905–1910 Sir Frank Watson DysonFrank Watson DysonSir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS was an English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played in testing Einstein's theory of general relativity.- Biography :Dyson was born in Measham, near...
- 1910–1937 Ralph Allen SampsonRalph Allen SampsonRalph Allen Sampson FRS was a British astronomer.He was born in Skull, Co Cork to James Sampson, a Cornish-born metallurgical chemist. The family moved to Liverpool and Sampson attended the Liverpool Institute and then graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1888...
- 1938–1955 William Michael Herbert GreavesWilliam Michael Herbert GreavesWilliam Michael Herbert Greaves FRS was a British astronomer.He was born in Barbados, West Indies to Dr. E. C. Greaves, a medical doctor trained at Edinburgh University. William Greaves was educated first at Lodge School and Codrington College in Barbados then travelled to England to study at St...
- 1957–1975 Hermann BrückHermann BrückHermann Alexander Brück was a German-born astronomer who spent the great portion of his career in the United Kingdom.-Education:...
- 1975–1980 Vincent Cartledge Reddish
- 1980–1990 Malcolm LongairMalcolm Longair-External links:...
- 1991–1995 In abeyance
- 1995–present John Campbell BrownJohn Campbell BrownJohn Campbell Brown FRSE is an astronomer, Regius Professor at University of Glasgow, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, and is an honorary professor at both University of Edinburgh and University of Aberdeen....
See also
- Edinburgh Astronomical InstitutionEdinburgh Astronomical InstitutionThe Edinburgh Astronomical Institution was founded in 1811 and wound up in 1847. It was instrumental in the foundation of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh in 1822...
- City Observatory
- Royal Observatory, EdinburghRoyal Observatory, EdinburghThe Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council...
- Astronomer RoyalAstronomer RoyalAstronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 1675; the second is the Astronomer Royal for Scotland dating from 1834....
- Royal Astronomer of Ireland