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Astronomer Royal
Astronomer Royal was originally the title of the director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, but since 1972 it has simply been an honorary title.
John Flamsteed became the first Astronomer Royal when the Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded in 1675. The complete list of Astronomers Royal is given in the table below.
John Flamsteed 1675 - 1719
Edmond Halley 1720 - 1742
James Bradley 1742 - 1762
Nathaniel Bliss[?] 1762 - 1764
Nevil Maskelyne 1765 - 1811
John Pond[?] 1811 - 1835
George Biddell Airy 1835 - 1881
William H. M. Christie[?] 1881 - 1910
Frank Watson Dyson[?] 1910 - 1933
Harold Spencer Jones[?] 1933 - 1955
Richard van der Riet Woolley[?] 1956 - 1971
Martin Ryle[?] 1972 - 1982
Francis Graham Smith[?] 1982 - 1990
Arnold Wolfendale[?] 1991 - 1995
Martin Rees[?] 1995 -
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