Frank Watson Dyson
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 85 years ago |
Date of birth | January 8,1868 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Measham |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | May 25,1939 |
Died | Cape Town |
South Africa | |
Known for | Astronomer Royal |
Books | Astronomy, a Handy Manual for Students and Others |
Education | University of Cambridge |
Trinity College | |
Bradford Grammar School | |
Heath Grammar School | |
Awards | Bruce Medal |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
Royal Medal | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 912891 |
Frank Watson Dyson Life story
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS, FRSE was an English astronomer and the ninth Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity.