Simon Mitton

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Simon Mitton
Simon Mitton, Parc Phoenix Nice France 2013
Born	(1946-12-18) 18 December 1946 (age 77) Bristol, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Oxford St. Edmund's College, Cambridge
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomer
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Doctoral advisor	John Shakeshaft.

Simon Mitton (born 18 December 1946) is a British astronomer and writer. He is based at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. He has written numerous astronomical works.^[1][2][3] The most well known of these is his biography of fellow Cambridge astronomer Fred Hoyle.^[4]