Astronomer Royal
Proper noun
Meaning
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Astronomer Royal (plural Astronomers Royal)
(Britain) An honorary title given to a leading astronomer; once the director of the Greenwich observatory.
Examples
As Astronomer Royal, Flamsteed spent some forty years observing and making meticulous records for his star catalogue, which would eventually triple the number of entries in Tycho Brahe 's sky atlas.
He and Astronomer Royal Frank Watson Dyson organized two expeditions to observe a solar eclipse in 1919 to make the first empirical test of Einstein ’s theory: the measurement of the deflection of light by the sun's gravitational field.
He appointed John Flamsteed as the first Astronomer Royal.
He held that office, as well as that of Astronomer Royal, until his death.
In 1782, he was appointed "The King’s Astronomer" (not to be confused with the Astronomer Royal ).
In the meantime Harrison's watch would have to be turned over to the Astronomer Royal for long-term on-land testing.