Astronomer Royal - Astronomers Royal

Astronomers Royal

  • 1675–1719 John Flamsteed
  • 1720–1742 Edmond Halley
  • 1742–1762 James Bradley
  • 1762–1764 Nathaniel Bliss
  • 1765–1811 Nevil Maskelyne
  • 1811–1835 John Pond
  • 1835–1881 Sir George Biddell Airy
  • 1881–1910 Sir William Christie
  • 1910–1933 Sir Frank Dyson
  • 1933–1955 Sir Harold Spencer Jones
  • 1956–1971 Richard van der Riet Woolley
  • 1972–1982 Sir Martin Ryle
  • 1982–1990 Sir Francis Graham-Smith
  • 1991–1995 Sir Arnold Wolfendale
  • 1995–present Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow

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