Astronomer Royal for Scotland
Appearance
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 | Malcolm Longair | 1980 | 1990 | |
– | In abeyance | 1991 | 1995 | |
10 | John Campbell Brown | 1995 | 2019[3] | |
– | None | 2019 | 2021 | |
11 | Catherine Heymans | May 2021[4] | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]- Edinburgh Astronomical Institution
- City Observatory
- Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
- Astronomer Royal
- Royal Astronomer of Ireland
References
[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.