Astronomer Royal for Scotland was the title of the director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh until 1995.[1] It has since been an honorary title.[2]
Astronomers Royal for Scotland
edit| No. | Image | Name | Start year | End year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Thomas Henderson | 1834 | 1844 |
| 2 |  |
Charles Piazzi Smyth | 1846 | 1888 |
| 3 |  |
Ralph Copeland | 1889 | 1905 |
| 4 |  |
Sir Frank Watson Dyson | 1905 | 1910 |
| 5 |  |
Ralph Allen Sampson | 1910 | 1937 |
| 6 | |
William Michael Herbert Greaves | 1938 | 1955 |
| 7 |  |
Hermann Brück | 1957 | 1975 |
| 8 | |
Vincent Cartledge Reddish | 1975 | 1980 |
| 9 | .jpg) |
Malcolm Longair | 1980 | 1990 |
| – | In abeyance | 1991 | 1995 | |
| 10 |  |
John Campbell Brown | 1995 | 2019[3] |
| – | None | 2019 | 2021 | |
| 11 | .png) |
Catherine Heymans | May 2021[4] | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Royal observatory, Edinburgh: Astronomer Royal for Scotland". Roe.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ Shân Ross (1 April 2010). "Interview: Professor John Brown - Astronomer Royal for Scotland". news.scotsman.com. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of John Brown". universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "First woman appointed Scotland's Astronomer Royal". BBC News. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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