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Frank Watson Dyson

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English astronomer and Astronomer Royal (1868-1939)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1868 to 1939 · aged 71
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Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS, FRSE was an English astronomer and the ninth Astronomer Royal. He is remembered today largely for introducing the Greenwich time signal to BBC radio, and for the role he played in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity.

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Awards 5

1925Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
1922Bruce Medal
1921Royal Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1939 · aged 71
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22 languages

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