Astronomer Royal

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official title person scientific office

The Astronomer Royal is a senior official title in the United Kingdom historically given to the leading royal astronomer responsible for advancing astronomical research and advising the Crown.

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Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form	Occurrences
Arnold Wolfendale	0
Edmond Halley	0
Francis Graham-Smith	0
Frank Watson Dyson	0
George Biddell Airy	0
Harold Spencer Jones	0
James Bradley	0
John Flamsteed	0
Martin Ryle	0
Nevil Maskelyne	0
Richard Woolley	0
William Christie	0
Martin Rees	0
Astronomer Royal for Scotland	2
Astronomer Royal of Ireland	1

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official title ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ scientific office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy	Charles II of England ⓘ
endTime	1719 ⓘ 1742 ⓘ 1762 ⓘ 1811 ⓘ 1881 ⓘ 1910 ⓘ 1933 ⓘ 1955 ⓘ 1971 ⓘ 1982 ⓘ 1990 ⓘ 1995 ⓘ present ⓘ
field	astronomy ⓘ
hasDuties	advancing astronomical research ⓘ advising the Crown on astronomical matters ⓘ
hasFemaleEquivalent	Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Astronomer Royal for Scotland
hasGenderRestriction	none ⓘ
hasTitleHolder	Arnold Wolfendale ⓘ Edmund Halley ⓘ surface form: Edmond Halley Francis Graham-Smith ⓘ Frank Watson Dyson ⓘ Sir George Airy ⓘ surface form: George Biddell Airy Harold Spencer Jones ⓘ James Bradley ⓘ John Flamsteed ⓘ Martin Rees ⓘ Martin Ryle ⓘ Nevil Maskelyne ⓘ Richard Woolley ⓘ William Christie ⓘ
historicalFunction	direction of the Royal Observatory ⓘ production of astronomical tables for navigation ⓘ
inception	1675 ⓘ
nominatedBy	Prime Minister ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
originalWorkLocation	Greenwich ⓘ surface form: Greenwich, London Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ
partOf	Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld	Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
relatedPosition	Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Astronomer Royal for Scotland Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Astronomer Royal of Ireland
reportsTo	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
startTime	1675 ⓘ 1720 ⓘ 1742 ⓘ 1765 ⓘ 1835 ⓘ 1881 ⓘ 1910 ⓘ 1933 ⓘ 1956 ⓘ 1972 ⓘ 1982 ⓘ 1991 ⓘ 1995 ⓘ
status	largely honorary in the modern era ⓘ
subsequentWorkLocation	Cambridge, England ⓘ Herstmonceux, East Sussex ⓘ Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ surface form: Royal Greenwich Observatory